Dental care for the neglected mouth of an adolescent with cerebral palsy: a case report.
A case report is presented of the preventive and clinical care of an adolescent with a neglected mouth, complicated by the medical history of cerebral palsy.


CONCLUSIONS
Knowledge of the treatment which ideally may be offered to patients with cerebral palsy may help such patients retain and maintain their dentition.
Sattarzadeh
Ali Payam
AP
School of Dentistry, University of Manchester, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester M15 6FH, UK.
Blinkhorn
Anthony S
AS
D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D012534:Dental Scaling; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000150:complications; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D014081:Tooth Extraction