Inflammatory markers in saliva as indicators of gingival inflammation in cerebral palsy children with and without cervical motor control.

Aim: To evaluate the relation among gingival inflammation, salivary osmolality, levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, and s-IgA concentrations in children with spastic CP with or without cervical motor control in a cross-sectional study.

Design: Unstimulated whole saliva and the gingival index were collected in 37 and 34 CP children with and without cervical motor control, respectively. The data were dichotomized as follows: (=0) absence of gingival inflammation and (≥0.

Gingivitis and salivary osmolality in children with cerebral palsy.

Aim: To investigate the influence of salivary osmolality on the occurrence of gingivitis in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Design: A total of 82 children with spastic CP were included in this cross-sectional study. Oral motor performance and gingival conditions were evaluated.

Teeth grinding, oral motor performance and maximal bite force in cerebral palsy children.

Aim: Identify whether the degree of oral motor performance is related to the presence of teeth grinding and maximal bite force values in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

Methods: Ninety-five spastic cerebral palsy children with and without teeth grinding, according to caregivers' reports, were submitted to a comprehensive oral motor performance evaluation during the feeding process using the Oral Motor Assessment Scale. Maximal bite force was measured using an electronic gnathodynamometer.

Assessing salivary osmolality as a caries risk indicator in cerebral palsy children.

Background: Salivary osmolality reflects the hydration status of individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) necessary for an adequate unstimulated salivary flow rate.

Aim: To investigate whether salivary osmolality could serve as a potential indicator of caries risk in children with spastic CP by displaying a stronger association with caries occurrence than salivary flow rate.

Design: The convenience sample consisted of 65 children with CP aged 6-13 years old.

Toriello Carey syndrome: genetic, clinical, and oral considerations: a case report.

Toriello Carey syndrome is a rare recessive autosomal disease whose clinical manifestations are more evident in males. Some authors report that the general characteristics of this disease are agenesis of the corpus callosum, mental disability, convulsions, atrial septal defect, pulmonary artery stenosis, pyloric stenosis, and hypospadias. Facial and cranial alterations may occur, including hypertelorism, telecanthus, divergent strabismus, malformed ears, anteverted nares, retrognathism, and cleft palate.

Prevalence of dental trauma in individuals with special needs.

Background: Individuals with special needs exist throughout the world. The last demographic census (IBGE, 2002) in Brazil indicated that 14.5% of the total population (24.

The association of low and high laser treatments on self-inflicted lip injury: a case report.

Objective: Report a clinical case of surgical lip lesion removal owing to self-injury in a 9-year-old male quadriplegic, spastic cerebral palsy (CP) patient using low and high lasers in association.

Background: Various management methods for oral trauma have been suggested, depending on the severity, frequency, and cause of injury, including medication, behavioral techniques, and oral appliances or dental extractions.

Methods: Initially, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) was used on the injured labial tissue measuring 2.

Development of a novel orofacial motor function assessment scale for children with cerebral palsy.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop the orofacial motor function assessment scale (OFMFAS) and appraise its performance in terms of validity and reliability in a cohort of 116 cerebral palsy patients.

Methods: The scale was developed according to a process derived from the theory of measurement and scale development previously described in the dental literature. The final version of the OFMFAS comprises 13 items that have 30 subitems.