%0 Journal Article
%T Herniaci¨®n del cuerpo adiposo de la mejilla, caso cl¨ªnico en un ni£¿o de cinco a£¿os
%A Araya C
%A Ignacio
%A Yanine M
%A Nicol¨¢s
%A Cornejo O
%A Marco
%A Villanueva M
%A Julio
%J Revista Facultad de Odontolog¨ªa Universidad de Antioquia
%D 2011
%I Universidad de Antioquia
%X herniation of buccal fat pad is a syndrome first described in 1997 by matarasso and it is characterized by a displacement of this adipose tissue towards the cavity located between the cheek and the mandibular body. this article aims to show the case of a 5-year-old boy with a herniation in the buccal fat pad causing a facial disfigurement not related with trauma or surgery. diagnosis processes and corrective treatment are discussed and they are not previously described for young patients.
%K hernia
%K buccal fat pad
%K oral surgery
%K syndrome.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0121-246X2011000100010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en