A modified oral screen appliance to prevent self-inflicted oral trauma in an infant with cerebral palsy: a case report.
Self-inflicted oral trauma occurs in a number of conditions with different etiologic and clinical characteristics. The management of such trauma also varies depending on the medical history of the patient; the etiology of the behavior; and the severity, frequency, and method of inflicting injury. This case report describes a modified oral screen placed in a 10-month-old female infant with cerebral palsy who had been having feeding problems caused by self-inflicted oral trauma. The modified oral screen effectively protected the wounds against further oral trauma to the lower lip and tongue without being fixed to the dentition.
Yasui
Erika Miti
EM
Bandeirante University, São Paulo, Brazil.
Kimura
Richard Keiji
RK
Kawamura
Akemi
A
Akiyama
Shigehisa
S
Morisaki
Ichijiro
I
D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries*; D009064:Mouth Protectors; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011145:Polyvinyls; C016438:ethylenevinylacetate copolymer