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Preadolescent children frequently report headache symptoms. Long-term, recurrent headache problems occur much less frequently and are often classified as migraine. This report describes an 8 1/2-year-old male who, after limited relief through traditional therapy over a 4-year period, was helped significantly with an occlusal splint.
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Headache/therapy , Splints , Child, Preschool , Chronic Disease , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Schools, Dental , Students, Dental/supply & distribution , Florida , Humans , United StatesSubject(s)
Mouth Protectors , Quadriplegia/rehabilitation , Self-Help Devices , Adolescent , Equipment Design , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Behavior Therapy , Cooperative Behavior , Dental Care/psychology , Fear , Child , Child Behavior , Child, Preschool , Dental Care/methods , Dentist-Patient Relations , Female , Humans , Male , Reinforcement, PsychologySubject(s)
Face , Fingers/abnormalities , Hair/abnormalities , Nose/abnormalities , Tooth Abnormalities/pathology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pedigree , SyndromeABSTRACT
The University of Florida uses a comprehensive care program to teach clinical pedodontics. Several special block clinics permit students further experience with children. Details of the comprehensive care program are described, with basic elements for a successful program emphasized. Quantitative results of patient treatment are presented and compared to those of other clinical pedodontic programs.
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Pediatric Dentistry/education , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Clinical Competence , Comprehensive Dental Care , Educational Measurement , Humans , Patient Care Planning , Records , Teaching/methodsSubject(s)
Incisor/injuries , Splints , Tooth Mobility/therapy , Tooth, Deciduous/injuries , Child, Preschool , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Although rare, oral pemphigus vulgaris must be considered in those patients who have a prolonged history of oral lesions. The fact that chronic oral lesions characteristically precede skin changes in pemphigus emphasizes the importance of this disease to the dental profession. Patients with long-term and recurrent vesiculoulcerative oral lesions should undergo biopsy examination to establish the diagnosis. The dentist and the physician must collaborate to establish an appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic plan for the management of these patients.