title: Oral health condition and treatment needs among young athletes with intellectual disabilities in Indonesia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Data on the oral situation of young people with intellectual disabilities are scarce, especially data of children from a developing country.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe and to evaluate the oral treatment needs of Special Olympics Special Smiles Athletes in Indonesia between 2004 and 2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study data were collected through interviews and clinical examinations using the Special Olympics Special Smiles CDC protocol.
  
  
  METHODS
  Indonesian Special Smiles athletes; their mean age was 13.46 years ± 2.97.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More than 70% of athletes had visible untreated decay. Almost 30% (29.8%) of the athletes had gingival inflammation. Pain in the oral cavity was reported by 28.6%. Athletes who had untreated decay reported 6.67 times (95% CI OR; 4.00-11.14) more pain compared to those who did not have untreated decay. Athletes living in provinces on Java Island had 1.54 times (95% CI OR; 1.15-2.07) more untreated decay compared to the athletes who live in provinces in outer Java Island. 21.63% of the screened athletes were referred to the dentist for urgent treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that there is an elevated oral treatment need in Indonesian Special Smiles population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Population Studies, Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Indang
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Trihandini
authors.forename: Adiningrum
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiradidjaja Adiwoso
authors.forename: Tri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erri Astoeti
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D013177:Sports