Determinants for oral hygiene and periodontal status among mentally disabled children and adolescents

• DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.57095
• Publication Date: 2009-10-15T05:42:13Z
• Authors: S Kumar; J Sharma; P Duraiswamy; S Kulkarni
• Keywords: Male; down syndrome; Adolescent; Oral Hygiene Index; Intelligence; Persons with Mental Disabilities; periodontal disease; Mothers; Fathers; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Humans; Dental Calculus; Child; 10. No inequality; Family Health; Cerebral Palsy; Siblings; 4. Education; Age Factors; 1. No poverty; oral hygiene; RK1-715; Disabled Children; 3. Good health; mental disability; Dentistry; Income; Cerebral palsy; Educational Status; Female; Down Syndrome; Periodontal Index

To assess the impact of socio-demographic and clinical variables on oral hygiene periodontal status in a sample mentally disabled subjects.Study comprised 171 subjects attending special school Udaipur, India. Oral was assessed by Simplified Hygiene Index (OHI-S) Community Periodontal Index.Stepwise linear regression analysis revealed that best predictors descending order for index were sibling, medical diagnosis, IQ level, education mother father. Having Down syndrome, less educated parents, poor economic sibling most important status.The present study highlighted population is influenced parent's level status.