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Revista Cubana de Estomatología
versión On-line ISSN 1561-297X
Resumen
SILVA, Florense Gabriela et al. Five year follow-up of non-invasive treatment for self-inflicted oral trauma in a child with cerebral palsy. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 2019, vol.56, n.3 Epub 15-Oct-2019. ISSN 1561-297X.
Introduction:
Cerebral palsy involves loss or impairment of motor function attributed to non-progressive disturbances occurring in the developing fetal or infant brain. Self-inflicted oral trauma is a recurrent parafunctional habit in individuals with cerebral palsy.
Objective:
Describe two treatment modes for self-inflicted oral trauma in a 6-year-old male patient with cerebral palsy over a 5-year follow-up period.
Case presentation:
The child had been having pain due to injuries to the mouth floor and lingual frenum regions. Initially, low-level laser therapy was applied to accelerate the healing process of the wounds. Five years later, the child started to present worse oral injuries and placement of a fixed oral appliance was proposed. Intraoral examination showed that the wounds had healed completely in response to the oral appliance.
Conclusions:
Different therapies may be useful to control the recurrence of self-inflicted oral injuries.
Palabras clave : parálisis cerebral; hábitos linguales; lesiones en tejido blando.