Oral health of people with special needs

Abstract

More than 1 billion people are estimated to live with some form of disability. These people are considered as a vulnerable group even from a dental point of view, since their compromised functions make the regular oral hygienic routine and also the professional dental management more difficult. Their oral hygiene is poor since the daily oral hygiene routine is compromised and the regular care of these patients with special needs has not been solved in dental practices.

Keywords

• special needs
• disability
• loss of function
• oral hygiene
• dental rehabilitation