Thermal burn of palate in an elderly diabetic patient. (June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kannan, Sathya; Chandrasekaran, Balamanikandasrinivasan; Muthusamy, Senthilkumar; Sidhu, Preena; Suresh, Nanditha
• Is Part Of: Gerodontology. Volume 31:Number 2(2014:Jun.)
• Page Start: 149
• Page End: 152
• Publication Date: 2014-06
• Subjects: Older people -- Dental care -- Periodicals; 617.60846
• DOI: 10.1111/ger.12010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0734-0664

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="ger12010-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="ger12010-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>Burns of the oral mucosa may be caused by thermal, mechanical, chemical, electrical or radiation injury. Clinically, these burns can produce localised or diffuse areas of tissue damage depending on the severity and extent of the insult. Most oral thermal burns produce erosions or ulcers on the palate or tongue.</p> </sec> <sec id="ger12010-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Materials and methods</title> <p>A case of palatal burn in a 66‐year‐old diabetic patient caused by drinking hot cereal is presented. The role of diabetes in causing oral mucosal dysesthesia that predisposed the occurrence of this burn is also discussed.</p> </sec> <sec id="ger12010-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>Insensate palatal burn as a rare complication of diabetes mellitus is reported here. With the disease being more widespread now, its potential oral complications will be seen with increasing frequency.</p> </sec> </abstract>