Dental caries prevalence in the primary dentition of cerebral-palsied children.
The aim of this study was to evaluate dental caries prevalence in the primary dentition of children with cerebral palsy, as well as to determine some possible risk factors involved in establishing this disease. From this study, it was concluded that children with cerebral palsy had greater prevalence of dental caries in the primary dentition than normal children, and that the evaluated risk factors did not influence this result.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, Cidade Universitária: Armando de Salles Oliveira, CEP: 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. renataguare@uol.com.br
Renata de Oliveira
Rde O
Guaré
Ana Lídia
AL
Ciamponi
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous