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Treatment of cerebral palsied patients. A report on 33 years of treatment from 1946 to 1978
Author(s) -
Watson A. O.
Publication year - 1979
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.1834-7819.1979.tb05799.x
Subject(s) - cerebral palsied , cerebral palsy , medicine , dentition , dentistry , dental care , pediatrics , physical therapy
A bstract — A programme of dental care for patients aged 2–50 years afflicted with cerebral palsy has been provided by a panel of honorary dentists during 33 years. The service has enabled the retention of the dentition in all but two of the patients treated. A total of 5,555 units of treatment were provided and 808 general anaesthetics administered.