Terapia Preventiva Pós Traumatismo Dental na Primeira Infância por Reabilitação Protética Funcional: Relato de Caso

Objective: To report a case of dental trauma in early childhood followed by functional prosthetic rehabilitation, focusing on the usefulness of this therapy in the infantile patients affected by this situation. Case Report: Female patient, 5 years old, attended the Clinic of the Infant Dental Unit (UOI) of the University Center of the State of Para (CESUPA) accompanied by her mother, who reported the dental trauma event at the 2 years of her daughter's life for reasons of falling into a moment of leisure with a velocipede. Taking into account the severity of the trauma and the preoccupation in the preservation of the space until the eruption of the permanent tooth germ, it was indicated the confection and installation of a functional prosthetic device removable with tooth of stock. In the control, it was observed a good adaptation of the device by the child and functionality in phonetics, aesthetics and maintenance of space for the permanent tooth, considering the effectiveness of the therapy to prevent harmful habits and future malocclusions. Discussion: Infant falls are described in the literature as the major cause of dental trauma, a situation that was identified in the aforementioned case. For effective rehabilitation of dental trauma, the treatment should be immediate, obeying the type of involvement caused by peri-dental structures.