ORAL HYGIENE STATUS OF MENTAL DISORDERS IN KOREA

한국인정신장애자의 구강위생상태에 대한 역학적 조사연구

  • Kim, Nam-Kyu (Dept. of Dentistry, National Mental Hospital)
  • Published : 1978.02.03

Abstract

Simplified debris, Calculus and oral hygiene indices of 145 mental Disorders examined in order to appraise oral hygiene status were Calculated and compared wicth the findings of other investigators. The obtained results were as follows; 1) Oral hygiene status of mental Disorders was very poor and became worse by ageing 2) Sexual characterics influenced slightly to oral hygiene status 3) No salient differences were found in the oral hygiene status among the intellegence quotient groups

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