Oral splint therapy to manage electrical burns of the mouth in children.

Oral electrical burns to the lip commissure are disfiguring injuries for a child. Current treatment includes the use of an orally anchored splint to hold the lip commissures at their correct positions during healing. After wearing an appliance for a period of one year, the burn site is evaluated for the need for corrective surgery (Fig. 9). It has been found that the use of a commissure appliance decreases the need for reconstructive surgery.