Oral health status in Greek children and teenagers, with disabilities
| Autor: | Anastasia Mitsea, C Donta-Bakoyianni, N D Spyropoulos, A G Karidis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Gerontology Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Adolescent Oral Hygiene Index Health Status Population Vision Disorders MEDLINE Oral Health Physical examination Oral health Cerebral palsy Tooth Loss Intellectual Disability Dental Deposits Humans Medicine Dental Calculus Tooth Deciduous Child Dental Restoration Permanent education Periodontal Diseases Analysis of Variance Health Services Needs and Demand education.field_of_study Greece medicine.diagnostic_test DMF Index business.industry Cerebral Palsy General Medicine medicine.disease Disabled Children Tooth Diseases Multivariate Analysis Female Malocclusion business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 26:111-118 |
| ISSN: | 1557-5268 1053-4628 |
| DOI: | 10.17796/jcpd.26.1.705x15693372k1g7 |
| Popis: | Nowadays there is a sharp increase of population with disabilities. The aim of this investigation was a) to survey the dental health status, estimate the treatment requirements of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy, mental retardation and visual disorders and b) to compare the oral health status of these groups of individuals. The investigation entailed the clinical examination of 170 individuals, between 6 and 15 years old, who were attending four special schools in Athens, Greece. In conclusion, our investigation documented the following: The treatment needs regarding both dentitions are extremely high in all groups of individuals. The oral hygiene status is in general, moderate to low-grade, especially in the individuals with mental retardation. The highest rate of malocclusion is observed in the group of individuals with cerebral palsy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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