title: Oral health profile in an institutionalized population of Italian adults with mental retardation.
abstract: The oral health of 219 residents with mental retardation living in a long-term-care institution near Milan was assessed. The dental and periodontal status, daily habits, oral hygiene, and oral mucosal status were evaluated. Of the sample, 179 (81.7%) were males. The mean age of the residents was 61.3 years, and the degree of cooperation was evaluated as good for 131 subjects (59.8%), fair for 79 (36.1%), and poor for nine (4.1%). The percentage of residents who were edentulous was 21.5% (47 subjects), of whom 28 subjects (59.6%) were without dentures. Evaluation showed an overall DMFT of 23.1, and the average number of missing teeth was 20.5. All subjects had periodontal disease: Forty-five subjects had calculus and/or shallow pockets (4-5 mm); 61 had deep pockets (> or = 6 mm). The most common mucosal lesion was oral stomatitis (49.3%). These findings underline the need for special programs aimed at institutionalized subjects with mental retardation.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Virologia dell'Università degli Studi, Milan, Italy. Fabrizio.Pregliasco@unimi.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pregliasco
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ottolina
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mensi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carmagnola
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giussani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abati
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Strohmenger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004245:DMF Index; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000453:epidemiology; D003778:Dentures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000453:epidemiology; D012648:Self Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology