Special oral concerns in people with severe and profound mental retardation
- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Special Care in Dentistry
- Vol. 8 (6) , 265-267
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-4505.1988.tb00756.x
Abstract
Dental patients with severe and profound mental impairments may engage in behaviors that adversely affect their oral health. Based on experience in a residential care facility, this report sensitizes dental practitioners, who are unfamiliar with the problems of these patients, to consequences of these behaviors.Keywords
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