title: Oral health and nutritional status of semi-institutionalized persons with mental retardation in Brazil.
abstract: Association between oral health status and nutritional status was investigated in 200 semi-institutionalized persons with mental retardation aged 5-53 years, 45.5% female, in the cities of Florianópolis and São José, province of Santa Catarina, Brazil. In this cross-sectional study, clinical-odontological examination revealed a high percentage of individuals (68%) with heavily compromised dentition. The index of decayed, missing and filled deciduous and permanent teeth, which increased from 2.85+/-2.87 in children to 20.5+/-6.86 units in adults, was used to classify the individuals' oral health status. Anthropometric evaluation revealed the prevalence of suboptimal nutritional status in 52% of children and adolescents [22% underweight, 30% at risk of overweight or overweight], and in 60% of adults [7% underweight, 53% overweight or obese]. Significant association was found between unsatisfactory oral health status and overweight in children (chi(2)=4.627; p=0.031). Findings evidenced the existence of a relationship between oral health status and nutritional status in persons with mental retardation.
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduation Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciana Rodrigues Vieira
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.forename: Emilia Addison Machado
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Michelle Soares
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rauen
authors.forename: Arlete Catarina Tittoni
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Corso
authors.forename: Giovanna Medeiros Rataichesck
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Fiates
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009909:Oral Health; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*