A study on the dental disease of the handicapped

J Dent Child (Chic). 2003 May-Aug;70(2):153-8.

Abstract

Opinions vary as to what extent handicapped children differ in oral health from children without handicapping conditions. The present study was a comprehensive study and evaluation of oral health comparing 267 handicapped and 128 nonhandicapped persons with regard to caries rate, occlusion, and periodontal condition. The dft, dfs, and DMFT indices of handicapped according to age were significantly lower than those of nonhandicapped subjects. The prevalence of gingivitis in handicapped persons increased with age and was significantly higher than that reported for nonhandicapped subjects. The handicapped group had a significantly higher percentage of Class II and Class III occlusion than that observed in the comparison group.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • DMF Index
  • Dental Caries / epidemiology*
  • Disabled Children / statistics & numerical data
  • Disabled Persons / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Gingivitis / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Korea / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Malocclusion / classification
  • Malocclusion / epidemiology*
  • Periodontal Index
  • Prevalence