A review of malocclusion among individuals with mental and physical disabilities

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-26

  Winter, Katherine ^a   Baccaglini, Lorena ^a   Tomar, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Handicap; Malocclusion; Oral health; Prevalence; Special needs

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DIASTEMA; DISABLED PERSON; DOWN SYNDROME; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYPODONTIA; MALOCCLUSION; MENTAL PATIENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ANODONTIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DIASTEMA; DISABLED PERSONS; DOWN SYNDROME; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS I; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS III; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 41549091857     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2008.00005.x     Document Type: Review

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