Volume 27, Issue 132, February 2023

Dental and medical management of children with cerebral palsy: Case series with literature review

Sourabh Ramesh Joshi^1♦, Sruthi S², Vishwavijet Mopagar³, Dhananjay Gandage⁴, Ashish Raurale⁵, Gowri Pendyala⁶, Prajwal Sonawane², Hrushikesh Hadpe², Umesh Kankerej²

¹Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Rural Dental College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
²Post Graduate Student, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Rural Dental College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
³Associate Professor, Preventive and Social Medicine, AFMC, Pune, India
⁴Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, DY Patil Dental College, DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Maharashtra, India
⁵Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, YCMM & RDF Dental College, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
⁶Reader, Department of Periodontics, Rural Dental College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India

^♦Corresponding author
Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Rural Dental College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT

Cerebral Palsy is one such condition with high prevalence in India. It is a neuromotor disorder affecting muscle tonicity and posture. Children with cerebral palsy are at high risk in developing dental problems which include high dental caries index, periodontal problems and poor oral hygiene. Providing dental care to these children requires skilled personnel and planned approach. This article presents the case report of two children (five and six years of age) diagnosed with cerebral palsy reporting to the tertiary rural health care center (RDC, Loni) with numerous dental problems. Considering the condition of the children, a full mouth rehabilitation was planned under general anesthesia’s case report discusses the treatment strategies with a multidisciplinary approach followed by pre and post operative complications faced while treating the patient under general anesthesia.

Keywords: Cerebral Palsy, Anaesthetic considerations, Dental Management of Special children, Full mouth rehabilitation

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e118ms2845

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i132/e118ms2845

Published: 27 February 2023