Oral health status of mentally disabled subjects in India

Oral health status of mentally disabled subjects in India

The aim of the study was to determine the oral health status and investigate the association of oral health status with various socio-demographic (age, gender, parent's education, income) and clinical variables (aetiology for mental disability and IQ level) among mentally disabled subjects. The...

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Published in:Journal of Oral Science Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 333 - 340
Main Authors: Jain, Manish, Mathur, Anmol, Sawla, Leena, Choudhary, Geeta, Kabra, Komal, Duraiswamy, Prabu, Kulkarni, Suhas
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Nihon University School of Dentistry 2009
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Dental Care for Disabled
Dental Caries - complications
Dentistry
DMF Index
Down's syndrome
Educational Status
Female
Humans
India
Intellectual Disability - complications
Intelligence
Male
Mentally Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data
mentally retarded
Oral Health
Oral hygiene
Oral Hygiene Index
Periodontal Diseases - complications
Periodontal Index
Regression Analysis
Young Adult
India
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Summary:The aim of the study was to determine the oral health status and investigate the association of oral health status with various socio-demographic (age, gender, parent's education, income) and clinical variables (aetiology for mental disability and IQ level) among mentally disabled subjects. The study sample comprised 225 mentally retarded subjects aged 12-30 years attending a special school in Udaipur, India. Caries status, oral hygiene status and periodontal status were assessed by DMFT Index, Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) of Greene and Vermillion and Community Periodontal Index, respectively. Chi-square test, one way analysis of variance (ANOVA), multiple linear stepwise regression analysis, and multiple logistic regression analysis were employed for statistical analysis. There was a statistically significant difference (P = 0.001) between all the age groups in all the variables of Oral hygiene index and DMFT index. The oldest age group had the highest scores for all the indices measured. Having Down's syndrome, parents with lower educational status and low I.Q. were the most important predictors for poor oral health status. The present study highlighted that the oral health status of this mentally retarded population was poor and was influenced by aetiology of the disability, I.Q. level, and parent's level of education. (J Oral Sci 51, 333-340, 2009)
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ISSN:1343-4934
1880-4926
DOI:10.2334/josnusd.51.333