The Journal of Korea Assosiation for Disability and Oral Health (대한장애인치과학회지)

Korean Association for Disability and Oral Health (대한장애인치과학회)
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TREATMENT FOR EPILEPSY PATIENT WITH BITING INJURY ON MENTOLABIAL SULCUS USING SOFT MOUTH GUARD : A CASE REPORT

Epilepsy 환아에서 야기된 이순구 교상을 soft mouth guard로 치료한 증례

  • Kim, Tae-Wan (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Jin (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University)
  • 김태완 (경북대학교 치의학전문대학원 소아치과학교실) ;
  • 김영진 (경북대학교 치의학전문대학원 소아치과학교실)
  • Published : 2008.06.30
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Abstract

In the brain of epilepsy patients, sudden and unusually intense bursts of electrical charges are occurred repeatedly. So, epilepsy patient experiences seizure. Seizure shows various frequency and precipitating factor and has a prodrome. Also, epilepsy patient present various behavior pattern during seizure. If the biting injury occurred during seizure, there would be pain, infection, defect of soft tissue and esthetic problem. The dental management of self-mutilation includes preserve methods of using appliances such as lip bumper or soft mouth guard and radical methods such as extraction of all teeth or orthognathic surgery. A case of epilepsy patient with self-mutilation of mento-labial sulcus is presented. She was treated successfully with soft mouth guard.

비정상적인 교상을 예방하기 위한 정확한 protocol은 존재하지 않는다. 하지만 전치부를 발치하는 등의 침습적인 방법을 사용하기 이전에 soft mouth guard를 사용하는 등의 보존적인 방법을 먼저 고려하는 것도 좋은 방법이라 생각되며, 보다 양호한 결과를 얻기 위해서는 관계되는 전문가들과의 협진이 필요 할 것으로 사료된다.

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