Case Report

Year : 2021 | Volume : 6 | Issue : 2 | Page : 57-59

Full‐Mouth Rehabilitation of a Hydrocephalus Patient

Rupanjali Verma, Manvi Srivastava, Ritu Khanduja

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, K.D. Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Rupanjali Verma,

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, K.D. Dental College

and Hospital, Mathura ‐ 281 006, Uttar Pradesh, India.

E‐mail: rupanjali.verma999@gmail.com

Abstract

Dentists frequently encounter patients who are either medically, physically, or mentally compromised. One such medically compromised condition is “hydrocephalus.” Hydrocephalus is basically a neurological disorder caused by excessive intracranial pressure due to abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles orsubarachnoid space of the brain and raised intracranial pressure. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the most commonly used treatment, but ventriculoatrial shunt is another treatment option. To keep the intracranial pressure within normal range, the patients are kept on medications which make them more prone to dental caries. Because of poor oral hygiene, these patients require a regular dental care. This report discusses the dental management process employed for a 5‐year‐old patient with VPS‐treated

hydrocephalus.

Keywords: Handicapping conditions, hydrocephalus, special care dentistry, ventriculoperitoneal shunt

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How to cite this article: Verma R, Srivastava M, Khanduja R. Full‐mouth rehabilitation of a hydrocephalus patient. Int J Pedod Rehabil 2021;6:57-9.