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Assessment of dental trauma among cerebral palsy individuals in Udaipur city
Author(s) -
Jalihal Sagar,
Nagarajappa Ramesh,
Sharda Archana,
Asawa Kailash,
Tak Mridula
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2011.01095.x
Subject(s) - cerebral palsy , medicine , logistic regression , dental trauma , physical therapy , stepwise regression , physical examination , pediatrics , dentistry , surgery
– Objective: (i) To assess the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in individuals with cerebral palsy and its possible relationship with type of palsy at Udaipur city, Rajasthan, India. (ii) To assess the prevalence of temporomandibular joint symptoms in cerebral palsy individuals. Materials and methods: The total sample comprised of 281 cerebral palsy individuals in the age group of 10–35 years. Clinical examination for dental trauma was performed on the basis of Andreasen & Andreasen classification (1994). Chi‐square test, multiple logistic and stepwise linear regression analyses were carried out to find out the relationship between cerebral palsy individuals with different independent variables. Results: Findings of the study indicated that there was highest prevalence of TDI in cerebral palsy patients with hemiplegia (40.6%) ( P = 0.00). Stepwise and multiple logistic regression analyses showed that the best predictors for dental traumatic injuries was overjet and type of cerebral palsy. Conclusion: It was concluded that hemiplegic cerebral palsy patients were most prone to TDI.