Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

THE STATUS OF ORAL HYGIENE IN MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN

Dr. Sunita Chaudhary, Dr. Amit Bhadu

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Mental retardation is considered as a burden for family and society. About 500 million people worldwide are disabled. Approximately 2.1% of population of India is suffering from different types of disabilities. Mentally disabled form 0.2% of total population and constitute 10.2% of total disabled. It has been reported with poor oral health status than the general population. Preventive dental care for such patients should be considered more important than the general population.

 

Overview: This article discusses the various aspects of oral hygiene status of mentally retarded children to understand the importance of good oral hygiene for such patients. It also discusses various preventive measures that can be taken to improve the oral health such as plaque control, fluoride application, and application of pit and fissure sealant, etc. along with diet counselling and health education to caregivers. Article focuses on barrier in accessing dental care and various patient management techniques such as establishing a relaxed environment, communication skills to make the treatment acceptable for such pupils. Conclusion: It is utmost important to provide preventive dental care to such patients by overcoming the barrier which obstacles it. Before motivating the patients and caregivers, it is the dentist who has to be motivated first in fulfilling special health care needs of patients resulting in improvement of quality of life.

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Dr. Sunita Chaudhary, Dr. Amit Bhadu, THE STATUS OF ORAL HYGIENE IN MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-2 | February-2018

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