Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
October 2002
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Electronic ISSN:
1754-2758
Vol:
3
Issue:
2

Oral health status in children with Down syndrome

Aim: It is known that in children with Down syndrome (DS) the oral findings are different from nonintellectually disabled children. The aim of this study was to compare the caries prevalence and the periodontal status in 48 children with DS (29 boys and 19 girls) and 48 controls ( 30 boys and 18 girls). The age ranged from 3–15. Method: The following were determined:dft, dfs, DMFT, DMFS, approximal plaque index (API) and sulcus bleeding index (SBI). Analysis was under- taken by dentition; primary, mixed and permanent. Data were subjected to the Mann Whitney U test. Results: The results demonstrated that the caries prevalence of both groups of children were similar for the primary and mixed dentitions but that there were statistically significant differences in the permanent dentition; DMFT and DMFS scores in DS were significantly lower (p<0.001) than in controls. There were no significant differences in API scores between DS and control groups in the primary dentition. However, in the mixed and permanent dentitions, API scores for the DS groups were significantly higher (p<0.001) than in controls. There were no significant differences in SBI scores between the groups for all dentitions. Conclusions: It is concluded that in DS children, oral hygiene is poor, but caries prevalence is similar to healthy children. More studies are required in these children. Key words: Down syndrome, caries prevalence, periodontal status

Article Price
£15.00
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£15.00
Page Start
62
Page End
67
Authors
B Kiziltan, Z Aytepe, F Seymen

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