Parents' Emotional and Social Experiences of Caring a Child with Cleft Lip and/or Palate

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the emotional and social experiences of parents or caregivers of children with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) in a city in the Northeastern of Brazil. Material and Methods: A quantitative and cross-sectional study was conducted among parents or caregivers of children with CL/P by interviews based on a questionnaire. Interviews were conducted during the First Smile Project in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil. All participants (n=41) agreed to participate in the interview and signed an informed consent. The data was analyzed in SPSS software version 22.0. Results: The majority of participants were female (87.2%), with a mean age of 37 years, with a low level of education and low family income. The great majority (90.2%) of the parents were not prenatally diagnosed to have CL/P babies. Of those interviewed, 56.1% mentioned that the first diagnosis of cleft lip and palate was not presented by the professionals in a clarifying way to the family. Fear (36.6%) and sadness (19.5%) were the main feelings experienced when the child was diagnosed with fissure. Feeding (48.8%) was pointed out as the main concern in caring for a child with CL/P. Conclusion: The parents and caregivers interviewed faced important emotional and social problems that must be addressed by the professional team that assists the child with CL/P.

Lesão periférica de células gigantes em região palatina anterior: excisão cirúrgica e acompanhamento de um ano

A lesão periférica de células gigantes (LPCG) é consideradaum processo proliferativo não neoplásico.Acredita-se que seu fator etiológico esteja associado aofator reacional, como o trauma ou a irritação local. Tallesão pode se desenvolver em região anterior e regiãoposterior de gengiva ou em rebordo alveolar, sendo amandíbula mais afetada do que a maxila. Objetivo: esteestudo relata o caso clínico de uma paciente do sexofeminino, 38 anos de idade, que possuía um crescimentoexofítico em região anterior de palato duro. Relatode caso: esse crescimento apresentava formato nodular,de superfície lobulada com áreas ulceradas, medindo20 mm, localizado na região de papila incisiva. Combase nas características clínicas, o tratamento realizadofoi a biópsia excisional, seguido de raspagem e alisamentoradicular. No exame histopatológico, foram evidenciadasáreas de proliferação de células gigantes ediscreta pigmentação por hemossiderina, confirmandoa hipótese diagnóstica de LPCG. Considerações finais:o acompanhamento pós-operatório evidenciou um ótimoprocesso de cicatrização sem recidiva após um anodesde o início do tratamento.