Oral manifestations in Arab Down's syndrome children: a collaborative study

ABSTRACT

Sixty children over 8 years of age verified chromosmally as Down's syndrome constituted group A in this study. There were also sixty normal children of the same age and socioeconomic status who made up group B. Both groups were divided into two subgroups according to nationally Kuwaiti or non-Kuwaiti. In group A,90% were affected by periodontal diseases, compared to 43.3% in group B; very poor oral hygiene and severe alveolar bone loss were also found in group A