Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
October 2004
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Electronic ISSN:
1754-2758
Vol:
5
Issue:
2

Caries among a group of Romanian intellectually impaired children

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyse the caries experience of 11- to 13-year-old children in a Romanian group of intellectually impaired children in order to determine the present dental status and to compare it with the data available for normal children in Romania, as well as with the results of similar studies in other countries. Material and methods: The study included 114 intellectually impaired children. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Oral Health assessment form and booklet were used for the assessment of dental caries. The DMFT Index was used. The information collected was entered onto a database and analysed using the EPIINFO statistical package. Results: The mean DMFT score in the permanent dentition was 8.28 with a mean of 7.93 for males and 8.73 for females. There were no statistically significant differences between males and females for DMFT (p=0.15) for the decayed (p=0.55) or for the missing component (p=0.08) of the index. There was a statistically significant difference between males and females for the filled (F) component (p=0.03). The decayed component made up the largest contribution to the overall DMFT, accounting for 91% of the caries experience and 91% and 89%, respectively for males and females. The children presented a low level of restorative care (mean FT score, 0.4). Conclusions: The results from the present study show a large difference in the DMFT values for the group of disabled children as compared with normal children. Key words: Intellectually impaired children, caries experience

Article Price
£15.00
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£15.00
Page Start
80
Page End
82
Authors
Ovidiu Pastrav, S Tigan, Alexandra Roman

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  1. BSDH Interview
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  1. Abstracts
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