ASPECTS OF DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL RETARDATION

Violeta Trandafir; Otilia BoiÅ�teanu; Daniela Trandafir

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2015

ASPECTS OF DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL RETARDATION

Violeta Trandafir, Otilia Boi Teanu, Daniela Trandafir

Abstract :

Patients with mental retardation (intellectual disability) shows more dental decay and various periodontal dental diseases than general population, mainly due to poor oral hygiene status. Depending on the severity of mental retardation, these patients may benefit from dental or oral surgery services in an outpatient basis under local anesthesia and mild sedation or in hospital conditions under general anesthesia. We present in this paper some particular aspects related to patients with mental retardation, which must be known by the medical staff in dental offices, to achieve optimal results in the treatment of oral cavity diseases common in these patients.