ISSN 2756-3421
African Journal of Dentistry ISSN 3216-0216Vol. 7 (8), pp. 001-004, August, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Oral status of a group of cerebral palsy children
P. Chandna1*, V. K. Adlakha1 and J. L. Joshi2
1Subharti Dental College, NH-58 Delhi-Haridwar Bypass, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India – 250004.
2Christian Dental College, Brown Road, Ludhiana, Punjab India – 141008.
Accepted 14 April, 2019
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the oral health status (dental caries and dental bacterial plaque), malocclusion, brushing frequency and drooling, in accordance with the type of cerebral palsy in a group of children with cerebral palsy. A total of 25 children with cerebral palsy between the age range of 6.17 to 10.5 years were examined. 25 controls were chosen, that were age and gender matched. The subjects had either spastic or mixed type of vertebral palsy with an average calculated deft and DMFT of 3.0. Class II malocclusion was most prevalent in the cerebral palsied children. The problems of cerebral palsied children must be carefully understood and treated, in order to accomplish desired results in terms of complete dental care of the highest quality.
Key words: Cerebral palsy, oral health, caries, dental plaque.