[Facial injuries in a young child and reconstruction using plastic surgery--an unusual sequella]

We report a case similar to that of Kaban (1990) showing that intraossous sutures of facial bones can modify or inhibit growth of teeth. In our case, the upper left permanent incisive and the upper left permanent second molar did not grow normally because of the intraosseous sutures required for bone fixation. The permanent mandibular canines did not develop their normal radicular structure either as a result of the initial trauma or due to surgical repositioning manipulations of the bone fragments of the middle part of the face.