The Dental Needs and Treatment of Patients with Down Syndrome.
Down syndrome is a common disorder with many oral conditions and systemic manifestations. Dentists need to take a holistic approach including behavioral, oral, and systemic issues. This review of the literature focuses on oral anomalies, systemic interaction, management, and recommendations.
Department Oral Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: aalmobeirik@ksu.edu.sa.
Azizah Bin
AB
Mubayrik
D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003815:Dentists; D004314:Down Syndrome; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000628:therapy*
Dental management; Down syndrome; Oral health; Systemic considerations