Malocclusions in physically and/or mentally handicapped children.
Swed Dent J
; 11(3): 103-19, 1987.
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| ID: mdl-2957809
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this work was to study the morphological characteristics of dental occlusion in groups of physically and/or mentally handicapped children, taking into consideration the need of a detailed classification of medical diagnosis and degree of mental capacity. The material consisted of physically handicapped children with normal intelligence, including the subgroups Cerebral palsy and Others (other medical diagnoses), and severely mentally retarded children with or without a physical handicap, including the subgroups Down's syndrome, Cerebral palsy and Others. Totally 115 children (3-17 years) were studied with respect to occlusion, space conditions, hypodontia and received orthodontic treatment, and compared to matched control groups of healthy children. The severely mentally retarded children in all of the handicap groups had the highest prevalence of, and often the most severe, malocclusions compared to their controls. The results indicate that the mental status is more important for the orthodontic status than the medical diagnosis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disabled Persons
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Malocclusion
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Intellectual Disability
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Swed Dent J
Year:
1987
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
SE
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SUECIA
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SUÉCIA
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SWEDEN