Severe tongue injury in an adolescent with epilepsy: a case report.
Epilepsy and other neurological disorders can have profound social, physical and psychological consequences, especially when they begin in childhood. Moreover, seizure episodes may cause fractures, burns, head injuries and oral injuries. This report presents a case history of an adolescent with a severe tongue injury related to epileptic seizures and outlines the proposed treatment, which included use of a maxillary silicone bite guard that allowed healing of the tongue injury within a few months.
Cerqueira
Daniella Ferraz
DF
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Vieira
Aurea Simone Barrôso
AS
Maia
Lucianne Cople
LC
Sweet
Eric
E
D000293:Adolescent; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries*
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine