Management of drooling in children

Charlie Fairhurst; Helen Cockerill

doi:10.1136/adc.2007.129478

Management of drooling in children

Charlie Fairhurst, Helen Cockerill

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Abstract

Drooling beyond the age of 4 years is neurodevelopmentally abnormal. Chronic "sialorrhoea" is seen in children with abnormal oral sensation and/or motor control and more infrequently when there is excessive production of saliva. Salivary production from the paired glands is under autonomic parasympathetic control. Management of the problem relies on multidisciplinary teams with a focus on assessment and when appropriate conservative interventions, oral motor training, dental appliances, medical and surgical treatment programs. Medically, the focus is on modifying the neuroglandular control of saliva with the use of anticholinergic agents. The article covers these areas of background, assessment and management in detail.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-30
Number of pages	6
Journal	Archives Of Disease In Childhood-Education And Practice Edition
Volume	96
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2007.129478
Publication status	Published - Feb 2011

Keywords

BOTULINUM-TOXIN-A
CEREBRAL-PALSY
TRANSDERMAL SCOPOLAMINE
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
RANDOMIZED-TRIAL
SALIVARY-GLANDS
SIALORRHEA
INJECTIONS
ULTRASOUND
EFFICACY

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