title: [Periodontal status of institutionalized mentally retarded patients].
abstract: The periodontal (PI) and the oral hygiene (OHI-S) indexes of 109 institutionalised mentally handicapped children were compared to PI and OHI-S indexes of 94 institutionalised healthy children. Both indexes showed significantly higher values at the handicapped group. Sex differences manifested only in the control group to the advantage of females.
authors.affiliation: Pécsi Orvostudományi Egyetem, Fogászati és Szájsebészeti Klinika.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tóth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002674:Child, Institutionalized; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D010512:Periodontal Index
vernacular_title: Mentálisan retardált intézeti gondozottak fogágyállapota.