title: Caries among children with cerebral palsy: relation to CP-diagnosis, mental and motor handicap.
abstract: A total of 105 children with cerebral palsy, born in eastern Denmark in 1968 or 1969, comprised the group studied here. They were classified by CP-diagnosis, motor handicap, mental handicap, speech, caries, with dental data statistically analyzed. The caries rate of the combined CP-group was significantly lower than that of the control group.
authors: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Royal Dental College, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D004245:DMF Index; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000145:classification; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000145:classification; D011636:Public Health Dentistry; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology