Prevalence of dental caries in handicapped children of Calcutta.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
;
1993 Mar; 11(1): 23-7
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en Inglés
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| ID: sea-114751
ABSTRACT
A total of 1042, 3-14-year-old children with different types of handicapping conditions when recorded for dental caries using WHO 1987 caries recording index revealed that dental caries experience was higher in handicapped children than normal children. The prevalence of dental caries was highest in mentally retarded children followed by cerebral palsied, blind, epileptic, physically handicapped, children with Down's syndrome and deaf and dumb. Higher deft+DMFT was recorded in mandibular teeth compared to maxillary teeth.
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Asunto principal:
Femenino
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Humanos
/
Masculino
/
Parálisis Cerebral
/
Niño
/
Preescolar
/
Índice CPO
/
Ceguera
/
Prevalencia
/
Adolescente
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
/
Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
Asunto de la revista:
Dentistry
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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