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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em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
/
Paralisia Cerebral
/
Criança
/
Pré-Escolar
/
Índice CPO
/
Cegueira
/
Prevalência
/
Adolescente
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
/
Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
Assunto da revista:
Dentistry
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
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