Ensuring Maintenance of Oral Hygiene in Persons with Special Needs.
Patients with special needs often must rely on inadequately trained caregivers for oral health maintenance. Consequently, full compliance is often not achieved. It is crucial that dentists carefully consider restorative materials and restoration design to maximize durability and facilitate cleansing in these challenging circumstances. This article discusses materials selection, prosthetic design, and oral hygiene techniques for caregivers to ensure longevity and maintenance of oral health in the special needs population.
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D017028:Caregivers; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Caregivers; Design; General anesthesia; Hygiene; Intellectual and developmental disabilities; Maintenance; Materials; Treatment planning