Phototherapy and Tailored Brushing Method. Personalized Oral Care in Patients with Facial and Dental Trauma. A Report of a Case

• Published in: Healthcare (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 5; p. 561
• Main Authors: Nardi, Gianna Maria, Guerra, Fabrizio, Ndokaj, Artnora, Corridore, Denise, Straker, Marsha Alicia, Sportelli, Pasquale, Di Giorgio, Roberto, Grassi, Felice Roberto, Grassi, Roberta, Ottolenghi, Livia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 11.05.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: at-home oral hygiene; Biofilms; dental trauma; Digital cameras; Documentation; Inflammation; Injuries; Light; Light therapy; Oral hygiene; Pain; Patients; Pediatrics; personalized oral care; phototherapy; Skin; Teeth; Topography; Trauma; Young adults; Switzerland
• ISSN: 2227-9032; 2227-9032
• DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9050561

(1) Background: Traumatic dental injuries are frequent in children and young adults. The facial structures involved in dental trauma may include soft tissues of the face and mouth, bone and dental structures. Dental trauma often results in augmented dental anxiety. Phototherapy can improve stress and pain control thereby improving compliance in young patients with the necessary dental treatments, after dental trauma has occurred. (2) Methods: Phototherapy was performed to enable soft tissue healing. The Tailored Brushing Method (TBM), a personalized approach for at-home oral hygiene procedures, was also utilized, with the aim of improving biofilm control in traumatized patients. (3) Results: The approach hereafter presented made it possible to obtain subjective control of anxiety and pain documented on a visual analog scale (VAS) due to the innovative use of photo-biomodulation. In addition, for the first time, the TBM was adapted to the needs of a patient with facial trauma and illustrated. (4) Conclusions: Phototherapy and TBM were found to be effective in the combined treatment of soft tissue wounds and in the oral care of the traumatized patient.