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Oral Health Status, Oral Health Care And Dietary Practices Of Special Needs Children

Oral health is multifactorial. Children with special health care needs are at greater risk for poorer oral health than normal children Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of dental caries, periodontal disease, oral hygiene status and oral health care practices and dietary pract...

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Main Author: Al-Sanabani, Amal Ali Mohammed
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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RK1-715 Dentistry
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spelling my.usm.eprints.41370 http://eprints.usm.my/41370/ Oral Health Status, Oral Health Care And Dietary Practices Of Special Needs Children Al-Sanabani, Amal Ali Mohammed RK1-715 Dentistry Oral health is multifactorial. Children with special health care needs are at greater risk for poorer oral health than normal children Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of dental caries, periodontal disease, oral hygiene status and oral health care practices and dietary practices and explore its associations among special needs children. Methodology: This cross-sectional descriptive study involved 125 special needs school children in Kota Bharu district. DMFT, CPI and OHI-S indices were used to evaluate caries experience, periodontal status and oral hygiene status respectively. Dental examination was done on portable dental chair with portable light and mobile dental bus equipped with dental chair and lighting. 2011 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/41370/1/AMAL_ALI_MOHAMMED_AL-SANABANI.pdf Al-Sanabani, Amal Ali Mohammed (2011) Oral Health Status, Oral Health Care And Dietary Practices Of Special Needs Children. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Al-Sanabani, Amal Ali Mohammed
Oral Health Status, Oral Health Care And Dietary Practices Of Special Needs Children
description Oral health is multifactorial. Children with special health care needs are at greater risk for poorer oral health than normal children Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of dental caries, periodontal disease, oral hygiene status and oral health care practices and dietary practices and explore its associations among special needs children. Methodology: This cross-sectional descriptive study involved 125 special needs school children in Kota Bharu district. DMFT, CPI and OHI-S indices were used to evaluate caries experience, periodontal status and oral hygiene status respectively. Dental examination was done on portable dental chair with portable light and mobile dental bus equipped with dental chair and lighting.
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title Oral Health Status, Oral Health Care And Dietary Practices Of Special Needs Children
title_short Oral Health Status, Oral Health Care And Dietary Practices Of Special Needs Children
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title_fullStr Oral Health Status, Oral Health Care And Dietary Practices Of Special Needs Children
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title_sort oral health status, oral health care and dietary practices of special needs children
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