School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatian Dental Society - Croatian Medical Association
Abstract
Ispitivanjem je utvrđena razlika u frekvenciji karijesa kod mentalno nedovoljno razvijene djece i zdrave, utjecaj MNR na intenzitet karijesa, razlika u broju zuba i korelacija »stupnja MNR i gingivoparodontnih oboljenja. Pregledano je 119 umjereno, teško i profundno mentalno nedovoljno razvijene djece. Utvrđeno je da postoji značajna razlika u prevalenciji karijesa kod teško mentalno nedovoljno razvijene i zdrave djece, intenzitet karijesa pada sa stupnjem MNR, hipodoncija raste s mentalnom nerazvijenošću, a također i oboljenja oralne sluznice.This study was undertaken to find the differences in the prevalence of
caries between mentally retarded and normal children, as well as the effect of mental retardation on the severity of teeth and the correlation between the degree of mental retardation and gingivoperiodontal diseases. A group of 119 children with moderate, severe of profound mental retardation were examined. A significant difference in the prevalence of caries was recorded between a subgroup of severely retarded children and normal children. The severity of caries was found to decline, and hypodontia and oral mucosa diseases to increase with the degree of mental retardation
