Resumen

ARAYA C, Ignacio; YANINE M, Nicolás; CORNEJO O, Marco  y  VILLANUEVA M, Julio. Herniation of buccal fat pad, report of a clinical case in a 5 year old patient. Rev Fac Odontol Univ Antioq [online]. 2011, vol.22, n.2, pp.246-249. ISSN 0121-246X.

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.

Palabras clave : hernia; buccal fat pad; oral surgery; syndrome.

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