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Special oral concerns in people with severe and profound mental retardation
Author(s) -
Dura Jason R.,
Torsell A. Elizabeth,
Heinzerling Robert A.,
Mulick James A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1988.tb00756.x
Subject(s) - medicine , affect (linguistics) , oral health , mental health , dental care , psychiatry , gerontology , dentistry , psychology , communication
Dental patients with severe and profound mental impairments may engage in behaviors that adversely affect their oral health. Based on experience in a residential care facility, this report sensitizes dental practitioners, who are unfamiliar with the problems of these patients, to consequences of these behaviors.