Paediatric gastrointestinal conditions and their oral implications

Abstract

The mouth is a specialised part of the GIT and can be involved in or affected by many of the diseases encountered in other GIT regions.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease and oral manifestations

“…In this group of patients it’s possible to start a pharmacological therapy in association with modifications of the diet (quantity and frequency of intake of foods and reduction of the beverages that contain fat, sugars and acids) to decrease the time of exposure at gastric acid and secretions. Therapeutic options are based on the medical treatment or surgery in severe cases [ 6 ], although there are few studies to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment of GERD to prevent oral cavity lesions.…”