A Review of Cerebral Palsy for the Oral Health Professional

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 329-338

  Dougherty, Nancy J ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Postgraduate Program in Pediatric Dentistry   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Dentistry; Developmental disability; Neuromuscular disorders; Oral health

Indexed keywords

BRUXISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EUROPE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; MALOCCLUSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH INJURY; UNITED STATES;

BRUXISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL CARIES; EUROPE; HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORAL HYGIENE; SIALORRHEA; TOOTH INJURIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61349088650     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2008.12.001     Document Type: Review

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