| Literature DB >> 31073499 |
Fadi Kobal1, Ayyoub Baqer1, Jai Shanthini Singaram1.
Abstract
Injection of botulinum toxin A to masseter and temporalis muscles improved mouth opening and facilitated suction and oral care in a child with spastic trismus. This is the first such report in a 3.5-year-old child on mechanical ventilator in pediatric intensive care unit setting.Entities:
Keywords: interincisal distance; masseter; oral care; suction; temporalis
Year: 2018 PMID: 31073499 PMCID: PMC6506672 DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1660507
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Intensive Care ISSN: 2146-4626