title: An epidemiological study of caries in a group of children with cerebral palsy.
abstract: The results of an epidemiological study of caries in a group of 103 children with cerebral palsy between 5 and 20 years of age and treated in Nen Deu Hospital (Barcelona, Spain) are presented. The CAOD (caries, absent teeth, filled teeth) and ICO indices (caries, filled teeth) were evaluated in the permanent and deciduous dentition, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nino Dios de Barcelona.
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gimenez-Prats
authors.forename: Julián
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López-Jiménez
authors.forename: Juan Ramón
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Boj-Quesada
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male