Rekha Vishnu, Annamalai Sankar, Norouzi-Baghkomeh Parisa, Sharmin Ditto
B.D.S, Post Graduate student, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai.
M.D.S, Professor and Head of the department, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai.
J Clin Exp Dent. 2017 May 1;9(5):e726-e728. doi: 10.4317/jced.53684. eCollection 2017 May.
Children with special health care needs receive less oral care than the normal population, inspite of the high level of dental diseases among them. They are at an increased risk for oral diseases throughout their lifetime. This paper reports a case of a toddler with congenital unusual thick convolutions of the cortex resulting in a condition called pachygyria. Intra oral examination showed multiple abscesses with poor oral hygiene. As the patient was lacking cooperative ability, treatment of full mouth rehabilitation as needed. The parents were advised for regular dental check-ups and informed about maintenance of good oral hygiene. This case report demonstrates the importance of oral hygiene maintenance of special children and also about their short and long term dental treatment protocol for maintaining good oral health. Pachygyria, general anaesthesia, special child, health care needs, preventive measures.
有特殊医疗需求的儿童接受的口腔护理比正常人群少，尽管他们患牙病的几率很高。他们一生患口腔疾病的风险都在增加。本文报告了一例患有先天性皮质异常增厚卷曲（导致一种称为巨脑回的病症）的幼儿病例。口腔内检查发现多处脓肿且口腔卫生状况不佳。由于患者缺乏配合能力，根据需要进行了全口康复治疗。建议家长定期带孩子进行牙齿检查，并告知他们保持良好口腔卫生的重要性。本病例报告证明了特殊儿童保持口腔卫生的重要性，以及他们为保持良好口腔健康而制定的短期和长期牙科治疗方案。巨脑回、全身麻醉、特殊儿童、医疗需求、预防措施。
