Journal of Disability and Oral Health
- Cover Date:
- December 2006
- Print ISSN:
- 1470-8558
- Electronic ISSN:
- 1754-2758
- Vol:
- 7
- Issue:
- 3
Oral disease experience of adults with severe disability, prior to receiving dental treatment under general anaesthesia
Aim: To investigate the levels of oral disease in adults with disability, requiring treatment under general anaesthesia at Cork University Hospital. Design: Prior to treatment, caries experience and previous treatment, debris, gingival and CPITN readings were measured for 66 consecutive adult patients requiring treatment at the above clinic. Results: The patients aged 16 to 52 years had a mean dental caries experience of 12.9 and the proportion of untreated decay in the study sample was 31%, the extracted component was 42% and the previously restored component was 27%. Sixty one per cent had debris present on all six examined tooth surfaces. Forty seven per cent had gingival bleeding at all six examined sites and 74% of patients had periodontal pocketing present. Conclusions: Prior to treatment the patients in the study had a low proportion of teeth restored and high proportions of untreated decay and extractions. There was a high prevalence of debris and periodontal disease. Key words: Oral health, disability, dental treatment, periodontal disease, dental caries
- Article Price
- £15.00
- Institution Article Price
- £15.00
- Page Start
- 173
- Page End
- 175
- Authors
- Martin Kinirons, Ian O'Leary
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