Analysis of traumatic dental injuries in children and adolescents‘ patients with cerebral palsy in Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

Reinaldo Lima; Larissa Alessandra da Costa Camapum; Reyjane Barros de Carvalho; Raimundo Rosendo Prado Junior; Wagner Costa Rossi–Junior; Tales Alexandre Aversi–Ferreira; Regina Ferraz Mendes

Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

Analysis of traumatic dental injuries in children and adolescents‘ patients with cerebral palsy in Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

Reinaldo Lima, Larissa Alessandra Da Costa Camapum, Reyjane Barros De Carvalho, Raimundo Rosendo Prado Junior, Wagner Costa Rossi Junior, Tales Alexandre Aversi Ferreira, Regina Ferraz Mendes

Abstract :

Background: Cereal Palsy (CP) is defined as a set of clinical abnormalities involving paralysis, incoordination, tremors and disability as a result of ain damage and the prevalence of dental injuries in children with CP is much higher than for non–syndromic populations. Objective: The main objective this work was to measure the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries in children with cereal palsy (CP) aged 7–17 years, and to assess the most prevalent type of trauma and treatment needs, [Methods] via a cross–sectional study applied in patients. Results: No statistically significant association was found between the type of CP and the occurrence of trauma, or between the last one and occlusion. However, among the victims of trauma, there was a predominance of Class II occlusion. Conclusion: The occurrence of dental trauma in patients was high, which reinforces the importance of monitoring the dental condition of patients with special needs.