Oral splint therapy to manage electrical burns of the mouth in children.
Oral electrical burns to the lip commissure are disfiguring injuries for a child. Current treatment includes the use of an orally anchored splint to hold the lip commissures at their correct positions during healing. After wearing an appliance for a period of one year, the burn site is evaluated for the need for corrective surgery (Fig. 9). It has been found that the use of a commissure appliance decreases the need for reconstructive surgery.
D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries; D008865:Microstomia / Q000517:prevention & control; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries*; D013165:Splints; D014945:Wound Healing