Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
December 2007
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Electronic ISSN:
1754-2758
Vol:
8
Issue:
3

The oral health of Romanian young adults with multiple disabilities, in Bucharest, Sector 2

Aim: To carry out a field study of the oral health status, and evaluate the treatment needs of subjects with multiple disabilities in a long term residential care setting “Recuperation and rehabilitee centre for persons with handicap” (CRRPH) in Bucharest, Romania. Design: All residents were included in the study. Clinical examinations were based on the World Health Organisation criteria for field studies and carried out in the dental clinic of the residential centre, in dormitories or outdoors. Oral hygiene, mineralisation disturbances, dental and periodontal status were evaluated. Results: 155 patients (85 males and 70 females) in CRRPH were examined. The average age of the residents was 21.5 years. The patient compliance was evaluated as good (99%) despite dental fear in many cases. Twenty five per cent of the residents had a full dentition, three were edentulous or only had roots remaining and seven still had their primary teeth. The results showed a mean DMFT of 6.4. The number of untreated decayed teeth (3.1) occupied the greatest proportion of the index. The residents had a high prevalence of plaque (90%), calculus (80%) and periodontal disease; only 3% had a healthy periodontium while 97% had gingivitis, 53% supragingival calculus, 36% subgingingival calculus and 11% subgingival and occlusal calculus. Mineralisation disturbances were found in seven residents, four with hypomineralised enamel and three with amelogenisis imperfecta. Conclusions: The findings show an extensive need for dental treatment and structured preventive care among the young adults in the CRRPH.

Key words: Oral health, disabled people, residential care, caries, periodontal disease

Article Price
£15.00
Institution Article Price
£15.00
Page Start
105
Page End
110
Authors
Jörgen G. Norén, Mihaela Ghinoiu, Pantea Ghannad, Ruxandra Moraru, Claudia Bratan

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  1. Editorial
  2. 98
  3. 98

  1. A prospective audit of a Day Stay Hospital service for the dental management of adults with disabilities
  2. 99
  3. 104

  1. The oral health of Romanian young adults with multiple disabilities, in Bucharest, Sector 2
  2. 105
  3. 110

  1. Intranasal and intravenous sedation with midazolam in a child with special needs – a case report
  2. 111
  3. 114

  1. The importance of follow-up dental findings to diagnose Sauk syndrome: a case report in a child
  2. 118
  3. 123

  1. Mastocytosis – oral and dental manifestations and medical considerations for dental treatment: a case report
  2. 124
  3. 128

  1. Allgrove’s syndrome and oral health care
  2. 129
  3. 131

  1. A case study on the use of turntable transfer
  2. 132
  3. 134

  1. Evaluation of oral health knowledge among personnel in an institution for the rehabilitation of disabled young adults
  2. 135
  3. 141

  1. referees
  2. 142
  3. 142

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