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Appliance therapy for chronic drooling in a patient with mental retardation
Author(s) -
Asher Randall S.,
Winquist Heidi
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1994.tb01093.x
Subject(s) - drooling , medicine , swallowing , malocclusion , dentistry , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Multiple physical impairments are associated with chronic drooling. This case illustrates the use of a simple appliance to align the patient's lip to provide opportunity for a lip seal when swallowing or at rest in a patient with a Class II malocclusion. The appliance resulted in a significant decrease in drooling in this patient.