title: Orthodontic care for the behavior-challenged special needs patient.
abstract: Despite having a high prevalence of functionally compromising malocclusions, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities do not regularly receive necessary orthodontic treatment. Patients with behavior challenges are unlikely to be offered this treatment option. However, with appropriate behavior management interventions and pharmacologic sedation, orthodontic treatment becomes a possibility for clinicians to consider. Parents will likely seek out clinicians who can provide this type of advanced orthodontic care. Additional training is now becoming available as accredited Fellowship Programs in Craniofacial and Special Care Orthodontics are developed. Hopefully, the clinical examples described in this article will no longer be unique in the area of special care dentistry.
authors: Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Illinois College of Dentistry, 801 South Paulina Street MC838, Chicago, Illinois.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Rada
authors: Heba H
authors: HH
authors: Bakhsh
authors: Carla
authors: C
authors: Evans
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001321:Autistic Disorder; D002508:Cephalometry; D002547:Cerebral Palsy; D002648:Child; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective
keywords: behavior difficulties; intellectual and developmental disabilities; sedation