개구제한이 심한 자가면역뇌염 환자에서의 전기경련요법 전 구강보호장치의 제작
Fabrication of Mouthguard in Patient with Severe Mouth Opening Limitation for Autoimmune Encephalitis before Electroconvulsive Therapy (Case Report)
김주식,
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김주식 ( Kim Ju-Sik ) - Seoul National University Dental Hospital
Abstract
Mouthguards have been fabricated for protecting oral structures from outer forces. The best type of mouthguard is custom-made by dentists with impression technique. But boil-and-bite mouthguards have been also used, because of economic cause or difficulty in impression taking or emergency of the case. Author has founded that rigid boil-and-bite mouthguard can provide a suitable retention when it is moulded by dentist. There is a case that rigid boil-and-bite mouthguard was successfully used to provide mouth protection of a patient with severe mouth opening limitation due to autoimmune encephalitis during electroconvulsive therapy. In conclusion, the rigid boil-and-bite mouthguard moulded by dentist can be one of the effective treatment options when impression taking is difficult or mouthguard is urgently needed.
키워드
Mouthguard; Mouth Protector; Electroconvulsive therapy; Autoimmune encephalitis
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