Traumatic Herniation of Buccal Fat Pad in 1 Year Old Child: Case Report and Review of Literature

Traumatic herniation of buccal fat pad (BFP) is very rare, usually seen in infants and young children ranging from 5 months to 12 years of age. Etiology will be blunt injury to buccal mucosa from foreign objects or trauma due to teeth and fall. The suckling activity in infants may also encourage the...

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Published in:Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery 2015-03, Vol.14 (Suppl 1), p.435-437
Main Authors: Gadipelly, Srinivas, Sudheer, M. V. S., Neshangi, Srisha, Harsha, G., Reddy, Vijaybaskar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body fat
Case Report
Case reports
Conflicts of interest
Connective tissue
Dentistry
Inflammation
Injury prevention
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Plastic Surgery
Trauma
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Summary:Traumatic herniation of buccal fat pad (BFP) is very rare, usually seen in infants and young children ranging from 5 months to 12 years of age. Etiology will be blunt injury to buccal mucosa from foreign objects or trauma due to teeth and fall. The suckling activity in infants may also encourage the herniation following trauma. A minor injury or perforation to the buccal mucosa can cause herniation of BFP. The size of herniated mass is very large when compared to the size of the perforation. The history of trauma, absence of prolapse before the injury, its occurrence in infants and young children, specific anatomic sites and location of perforation in mucosa, histopathological appearance of adipose tissue are the characteristic features important for diagnosing the condition. The treatment options for the herniated BFP are usually excision. Alternative to excision is repositioning of the herniated fat in its anatomical location if noticed early.
ISSN:0972-8279
0974-942X
DOI:10.1007/s12663-014-0664-2