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Dental Care of Epileptics
Author(s) -
WESTPHAL P.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1972.tb04573.x
Subject(s) - oral hygiene , epilepsy , dental care , medicine , dental hygiene , psychiatry , dentistry , psychology , pediatrics
SUMMARY Dental hygiene and management of the epileptic patients are described. The author summarizes his experience with institutionalized, sometimes multihandicapped patients, often with frequent seizures. Even in them good oral hygiene and regular dental treatment can contribute to substantially improved social adjustment.