ABSTRACT

Cerebral palsy is a neurodevelopmental condition which consists of a group of disorders of movement and posture attributed to non progressive disturbances of developing brain. Providing adequate oral care requires adaptation of special dental skills to help families manage the ongoing health issues that may arise. The aim of the study was to evaluate the dental caries experience in children with cerebral palsy and in control patients. An institutional record based study was done to assess the caries experience in cerebral palsy and in control patients who reported to a Private Hospital in Chennai. The study was carried out in a one-year period (June 2019 to April 2020) on a total of 12 patients (6 cases and 6 controls). Data was collected retrospectively from patients who had visited the department of Pedodontics and Preventive dentistry. The data was analysed through SPSS software. The results from the study showed that male patients in both controls and cases have higher caries experience compared to females and also showed to be highest in 6- 10 years of age. The study showed caries experience was highest among patients with cerebral palsy compared to normal patients but was statistically not significant (p value >0.05). Keywords: Caries; cerebral palsy; children; experience
Publication date: 01/08/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1098