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Dental treatment for handicapped patients *
Author(s) -
Brown John P.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1975.tb05079.x
Subject(s) - gingivitis , medicine , dental care , dentistry
A bstract — A comprehensive programme of treatment and home care was shown to be effective in greatly reducing dental caries, improving oral cleanliness and controlling gingivitis in handicapped patients. Maintenance required less than half the time and approximately one‐third of the cost of initial restoration.