Oral palatine ulcers of a traumatic nature in infants: Bednar's aphthae

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• 作者：Pedra ; Carlos ; Terra ; Celso Moraes ; Ejzenberg ; Bernardo ; Baldacci ; Evandro Roberto ; Okay ; Yassuhiko
• 关键词：Aphtha ; Trauma
• 刊名：International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
• 出版年：1996
• 出版时间：March, 1996
• 年：1996
• 卷：35
• 期：1
• 页码：39-49
• 全文大小：1.05 M

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The authors present five cases of large palatine ulcers of a traumatic nature in infants, with duration from two weeks to four months. Causal diagnosis was difficult at first until the possibility of trauma caused by non-orthodontic nipples (all cases) and dummies (4) -- Bednar's aphthae -- was considered. Other problems related to sucking were observed: a horizontal position for nursing (all) and very narrow nipple hole (4). The infants' mothers were advised to enlarge the orifice in the nipple and correct the position for nursing (3 cases) and, in addition, to suspend use of a dummy (1 case) and discontinue use of a bottle and dummy (1 case). All of the ulcers healed within a period from one to four weeks. Small scars remained in two of the children.