Hendrickson Class II Palatal Fracture Following a Road Trauma Accident in a Pediatric Patient

Abstract

Pediatric palatal fractures are rare clinical presentations owing to the relative plasticity of their bones. We present a case of a 3-year-old pedestrian struck male patient presenting with a mid-sagittal palatal fracture which corresponds to a Hendrickson class II fracture. Diagnosis and treatment of these rare cases are very critical to ensuring proper manducatory functions and normal facial growth in these children.