title: Appliance therapy for chronic drooling in a patient with mental retardation.
abstract: Multiple physical impairments are associated with chronic drooling. This case illustrates the use of a simple appliance to align the patient's lip to provide opportunity for a lip seal when swallowing or at rest in a patient with a Class II malocclusion. The appliance resulted in a significant decrease in drooling in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Special Care Clinic, University of Colorado School of Dentistry.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Asher
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Winquist
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D012798:Sialorrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*