ANTIMICROBIAL PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (APDT) IN THE TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC ULCER IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: CASE REPORT

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https://doi.org/10.66104/thz6yw14

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Intellectual Disability, Epilepsy, Photochemotherapy, Low-Level Light Therapy, Dental Care

Abstract

Introduction: Intellectual disability is characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior, affecting conceptual, social and practical skills. Individuals with this condition often experience barriers to oral health care and present higher prevalence of oral diseases.Objective: To report the clinical management of a traumatic oral lesion in a pediatric patient with intellectual disability and epilepsy using antimicrobial photodynamic therapy.Case report: An 11-year-old male patient diagnosed with moderate intellectual disability and epilepsy was treated at the Special Care Dentistry Clinic of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. The patient presented after a seizure-related fall with dental fracture and traumatic lip lesions. Treatment included dentin protection using glass ionomer cement and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy with 0.01% methylene blue associated with red laser irradiation.Conclusion: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy proved to be an effective minimally invasive approach for the management of traumatic lesions in patients with special needs, contributing to tissue repair and improved clinical management.

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  • Gabriela Michels Scheffer, Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul / UFRGS

    Acadêmica do curso de Graduação da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS

  • Daiane Silva Ferreira , Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS

    Doutoranda em Estomatologia da Faculdade de Odontologia da UNICAMP

  • Ana Rita Vianna Potrich , Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS

    Professora do curso de Especialização em Odontologia para Pacientes com Necessidades Especiais da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/UFRGS

  • Manoela Domingues Martins , Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul /UFRGS

    Professora da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

  • Márcia Cançado Figueiredo, Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
    Full Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul/UFRGS, Master and Doctor in Pediatric Dentistry from the Faculty of Dentistry of Bauru of the University of São Paulo/USP, Specialist in Public Health from the National School of Public Health, Specialist in Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs from the CFO, President of the Commission for Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs of the Regional Council of Dentistry of Rio Grande do Sul (CRO)

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2026-05-11

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Vol. 13 No. 09 (2026): REMUNOM - ISSN 2178-6925

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ANTIMICROBIAL PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (APDT) IN THE TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC ULCER IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: CASE REPORT. (2026). REMUNOM, 13(09), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.66104/thz6yw14