Abordagem odontológica em pacientes com paralisia cerebral: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is defined as a chronic, non-progressive disease that directly affects the central nervous system. For this reason, individuals with CP are characterized by having disturbances in muscle tone, posture and involuntary movements. The treatment of these patients requires a multidisciplinary team in which the dental surgeon plays an important role. The objective of this work was to carry out a literature review on dental care for patients with cerebral palsy, seeking to identify the etiology of cerebral palsy, clinical characteristics and how this influences dental care. The study was based on the analysis of scientific articles from electronic databases: Scielo, Academic Google, Medline, PubMed, using the keywords: "cerebral palsy", "dentistry for people with disabilities", "dental care”. After this search, it was possible to evidence the clinical characteristics of people with CP, the most frequent oral pathologies in these patients and the most appropriate conduct of these patients in dental care. After this search, it was possible to evidence the clinical characteristics of people with CP, the most frequent oral pathologies in these patients and the most appropriate conduct of these patients in dental care. Thus, the importance of the dental surgeon in the multidisciplinary team is observed, as well as the mastery of the most appropriate management techniques to care for these patients in order to provide a safe treatment.