Oral Health Conditions and Treatment Needs of Children with Intellectual Disabilities Attending Special Olympics Australia.

IF 0.4 Q4 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN Pub Date : 2021-01-15

Archana Pradhan, Jessica Joanna Zachar, Sobia Zafar

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Purpose: To describe and evaluate the oral health status and dental treatment needs of children with intellectual disabilities attending Special Olympics in Australia from 2010 to 2018.
Methods: This was a retrospective observational study. Children aged 18 years and younger with intellectual disabilities attending Special Olympics with their caregivers were screened between 2010 and 2018. Trained volunteer dentists performed the screening using the standardized Special Olympics Special Smiles protocol. Reported findings included presence or absence of untreated decay, filled teeth, missing teeth, trauma, fluorosis, and gingivitis as well as treatment urgency.
Results: A total of 155 children with a mean age of 15 years participated in the dental screening in 2010, 2014, and 2018. Twelve percent reported oral pain, 15 percent needed urgent care, 21 percent had untreated caries, 39 percent had filled teeth, 39 percent had missing teeth, 59 percent had signs of gingival disease, 8.4 percent had fluorosis, and 13 percent had dental trauma. Mouthguards were recommended for 17 percent of child athletes. Missing teeth and filled teeth were significantly lower in 2014 compared to 2010 and 2018 (P <0.001).
Conclusion: The burden of the untreated caries was not high in athletes attending the Special Olympics in Australia.

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参加澳大利亚特奥会的智障儿童的口腔健康状况和治疗需求。

目的:描述和评价2010 - 2018年澳大利亚参加特奥会的智障儿童口腔健康状况和牙科治疗需求。方法:回顾性观察性研究。对2010年至2018年期间参加特奥会的18岁及以下智障儿童及其照顾者进行筛查。训练有素的志愿牙医使用标准化的特奥会特殊微笑协议进行筛查。报告的发现包括存在或不存在未经治疗的蛀牙，补牙，缺牙，创伤，氟中毒，牙龈炎以及治疗紧迫性。结果:2010年、2014年和2018年共有155名儿童参加了口腔筛查，平均年龄为15岁。12%的人报告口腔疼痛，15%的人需要紧急护理，21%的人龋齿未得到治疗，39%的人补牙，39%的人缺牙，59%的人有牙龈疾病的迹象，8.4%的人有氟中毒，13%的人有牙外伤。17%的儿童运动员推荐使用护齿器。与2010年和2018年相比，2014年的缺牙和补牙明显减少(P结论:参加澳大利亚特奥会的运动员未治疗的龋齿负担不高。

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期刊介绍： Acquired after the merger between the American Society of Dentistry for Children and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in 2002, the Journal of Dentistry for Children (JDC) is an internationally renowned journal whose publishing dates back to 1934. Published three times a year, JDC promotes the practice, education and research specifically related to the specialty of pediatric dentistry. It covers a wide range of topics related to the clinical care of children, from clinical techniques of daily importance to the practitioner, to studies on child behavior and growth and development. JDC also provides information on the physical, psychological and emotional conditions of children as they relate to and affect their dental health.