DENTAL CARE IN BURNED PATIENT - REPORT OF 2 CASES

Despite overall advances in treatment, wound infection remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with severe burn injuries. Burn injury to the face can lead to scarring and contractures that may impair oral competence for articulation, feeding, airway intubation access, oral/dental hygiene, aesthetics, and facial expression. These cases reports are related to oral assistance to 2 patients with orofacial burns. The first patient had 47% of the body burned after a gas explosion in the kitchen and the second 60% after a plane crash. The cause of both was an explosion. The aim of this case report is to present a protocol for orofacial care in burns. Until now there is no agreement regarding orofacial contracture, and treatment continues to be predominantly guided by clinical experience. There is an urgent need for studies to inform dentistry approach in these cases.