Open AccessOral health status and dental treatment needs of 5–12-year-old children with disabilities attending special schools in Western Maharashtra, India
Author(s) -
K M Shivakumar,
Snehal Patil,
Vidya Kadashetti,
Vaishali Raje
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_57_17
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral palsy , population , oral health , dentition , special needs , cross sectional study , pediatrics , demography , dentistry , psychiatry , environmental health , pathology , sociology
The individuals suffering from various disabilities form a considerable proportion of the community. The psychological reactions associated with a deformity can be devastating to the disabled, parents, caregivers, and family which often lead to attitudes of hopelessness in the lives of these disabled individuals.