Abstract

FERREIRO LOPEZ, Silvina et al. Humanized dental care for a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 in a specialized children’s dental clinic: a case report. Odontoestomatología [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.39, e409.  Epub June 01, 2022. ISSN 0797-0374.  https://doi.org/10.22592/ode2022n39e409.

This paper aims to report an individualized, inclusive, and humanized dental approach, emphasizing the importance of treating a child aged four years and three months with neurofibromatosis type 1. The patient was referred and treated at the Clinic of the Specialization Course in Pediatric Dentistry of the Graduate School, School of Dentistry, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay. The clinical examination revealed scars from the surgical treatment of the plexiform neurofibroma and neck and oral muscle hypotonicity. The intraoral clinical examination showed large edentulous areas as 15 deciduous teeth were missing. The patient had active carious lesions, generalized microbial biofilm on the tooth surfaces, and gingival bleeding. A comprehensive treatment was provided, as well as restorative therapy with upper and lower removable partial dentures. We conclude that the dental educational, preventive, restorative, and rehabilitation treatment was satisfactory. Furthermore, empathy, as a dynamic process, involved cognitive, affective, and behavioral mechanisms. It also helped enhance the patient’s oral health.

Keywords : Recklinghause’s disease of the nervous system; mouth; child; maintenance of space; aesthetics; dental prosthesis.

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