title: Desensitization: strengths and limitations of its use in dentistry for the patient with severe and profound mental retardation.
authors.affiliation: LSU School of Dentistry, Department of Dental Health Resources/Dental Medicaid, New Orleans 70119, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Connick
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pugliese
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Willette
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palat
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D012149:Restraint, Physical