RESUMO
Congenital aplasia of the major salivary glands is rare, and there have been few cases of the condition reported to date. In many cases, absence of the salivary glands is associated with syndromes involving the ectodermal tissues. The xerostomia encountered in affected children is usually associated with increased risk for caries and infections of the soft tissues. The purpose of this paper was to describe the case of a 10-year-old boy with bilateral aplasia of the submandibular and parotid salivary glands and the preventive and restorative treatment rendered. This case study demonstrates the importance of timely diagnosis of this condition in order to prevent the serious oral complications from xerostomia.
Assuntos
Glândula Parótida/anormalidades , Glândula Submandibular/anormalidades , Queilite/diagnóstico , Criança , Cárie Dentária/diagnóstico , Esmalte Dentário/anormalidades , Humanos , Masculino , Higiene Bucal , Saliva Artificial/uso terapêutico , Xerostomia/congênitoRESUMO
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Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Antineoplásicos/efeitos da radiação , Estado Nutricional , Estado Nutricional/efeitos da radiação , Radioterapia/efeitos adversos , Radioterapia/métodos , Radioterapia , Xerostomia/congênito , Xerostomia/diagnóstico , Xerostomia/dietoterapia , 24439 , Qualidade de Vida , Nutrição Enteral/métodos , Nutrição Enteral , Transtornos de Deglutição/complicações , Transtornos de Deglutição/dietoterapia , Disgeusia/complicações , Disgeusia/dietoterapia , Esofagite/complicações , Esofagite/diagnóstico , Esofagite/dietoterapia , Diarreia/complicações , Diarreia/dietoterapia , Anorexia/complicações , Anorexia/diagnóstico , Anorexia/dietoterapiaRESUMO
The case of a 4-year-old girl with marked xerostomia and rampant caries is described. Investigation revealed complete aplasia of all four major salivary glands, which is extremely rare. Eleven primary teeth were extracted and a strict caries-preventive regime introduced. The patient had previously been advised to suck citrus-flavoured sweets to stimulate saliva flow, but this must be discouraged.
Assuntos
Glândulas Salivares/anormalidades , Xerostomia/congênito , Pré-Escolar , Cárie Dentária/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Dente Decíduo , Xerostomia/complicações , Xerostomia/terapiaRESUMO
Two cases, in children of distinct families, of a particular form of "dry syndrome", are described. This syndrom, which associates xerophthalmy, xerostomy and cutaneous dryness, is congenital and familial. He looks different from previously described diseases or syndroms which include one or several of these three components.
