A 12-year-old girl diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), epilepsy, and intellectual deficit, was seen at the dental clinic for patients with special needs at the Dental School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, due to a gingival hemorrhage on tooth 21, after a fall due to a seizure. The clinical examination of the patient identified active caries and the presence of visible biofilm on almost all dental surfaces. A radiographic exam of tooth 21 showed a fracture in the middle-third root of the tooth. All the necessary dental procedures were carried out during the endodontic treatment on tooth 21, filling the canal with calcium hydroxide paste. During the beginning of the care, the patient presented an agitated behavior requiring specialized management, always keeping the caregiver in the same clinical setting so that the patient felt welcomed. It concluded the knowle...

Intellectual disability is a neuropsychiatric disorder that affects cognitive, motor, social and language functions. The difficulty of patients and their caregivers in performing oral hygiene is linked to the failure to preserve their health. The objective of this article is to report the dental care of a 55-year-old patient diagnosed with intellectual disability caused by perinatal anoxia. All the necessary dental procedures were carried out, always preserving the pertinent care for the patient's care, providing her with a positive emotional benefit, through constant stimulation, gradual inclusion of the patient and her caregiver in the dental environment, associated with the preventive-educational reinforcement activities. It is concluded that the knowledge of the particularities of the patient reported with intellectual disability was extremely important for the conduct of her dental ...