Record Number:	823
Author:	Nielsen, L. A.
Year:	1990
Title:	[Plaque and gingivitis in children with cerebral palsy: relation to CP- diagnosis, mental and motor handicap]
Journal:	Tandlaegernes Tidsskr
Volume:	5
Issue:	11
Pages:	316-20
Accession Number:	0002151422
Keywords:	Adolescence; *Cerebral Palsy; Denmark/epidemiology; *Dental Care for Disabled; Dental Plaque/*epidemiology; English Abstract; Female; Gingivitis/*epidemiology; Human; Male; Mental Retardation; Motor Skills;
Abstract:	A total of 105 children with cerebral palsy aged 14 and 15 years born in the eastern Denmark comprised the study group. The children were classified according to CP-diagnosis, mental handicap, motor handicap and information on plaque index, gingivitis index, and toothbrushing habits were collected. The analysis showed that the values for plaque and gingivitis indices were significantly higher than those of the control group. The specific CP-diagnosis, the mental handicap and the motor handicap did not seem to have definite influence on the child's plaque and gingivitis indices. Children with the mildest mental and motor handicap seemed to have lower plaque and gingivitis indices than those of the severely handicapped children. The highest gingival scores (5.2) were seen when the child and the parents together were responsible for the child's toothbrushing. The gingival index was 4.0, when the parents brushed the child's teeth and 3.7 when the children brushed their teeth on their own. Only 7 children used an electric toothbrush. The average gingival index in this group was 3.0, which was nearly the same as that of the control group. Conclusion: 1. Oral hygiene planning of the CP-child can only be made when an individual evaluation has been performed. 2. CP-children's oral hygiene has to be controlled frequently.
URL:	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=0002151422
Author Address:	Kobenhavns Tandlaegehojskoles Institut for Paedodonti.