title: Multiple bonded restorations in a patient with severe mental disability: a case report.
abstract: Dental treatment for patients with special needs may require general anesthesia, if these patients are unable or unwilling to cooperate. To administer a restorative treatment in a limited timeframe requires an interdisciplinary approach adapted to the individual. This case report describes a comprehensive restorative procedure in a patient with severe mental disability who has serious dental caries. Direct resin composites were used to reconstruct most of the damaged dentition. In the 22-month follow-up conducted by the authors, they found one restoration failure, several primary caries lesions and one secondary-caries lesion. Every other restoration remained stable, despite limited postoperative care.
authors.affiliation: juhchang@snu.ac.kr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: K-S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D003188:Composite Resins; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins