Five year follow-up of non-invasive treatment for self-inflicted oral trauma in a child with cerebral palsy

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Keywords:

cerebral palsy, tongue habits, soft tissue injuries.

Abstract

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.

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Author Biographies

Florense Gabriela Silva, Cruzeiro do Sul University. São Paulo

Master degree, Graduate Program in Dentistry, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo-SP, Brazil

Luana Mazzacoratti Loeb, Cruzeiro do Sul University. São Paulo

PhD, Neruoscience Department, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo-SP

Adriana Furtado Macedo, Cruzeiro do Sul University. São Paulo

Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo-SP

Maria Teresa Botti Rodrigues dos Santos, Cruzeiro do Sul University. São Paulo

Professor, Graduate Program in Dentistry, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo-SP

Michele Baffi Diniz, Cruzeiro do Sul University. São Paulo

Professor, Graduate Program in Dentistry, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo-SP

Renata de Oliveira Guaré, Cruzeiro do Sul University. São Paulo

Professor, Graduate Program in Dentistry, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo-SP

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Published

2019-08-28

How to Cite

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Silva FG, Loeb LM, Macedo AF, dos Santos MTBR, Diniz MB, Guaré R de O. Five year follow-up of non-invasive treatment for self-inflicted oral trauma in a child with cerebral palsy. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 28 [cited 2025 Jul. 26];56(3):1-9. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2022

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Vol. 56 No. 3 (2019): JUL- SEP

Section

Case Report

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