The Journal of Korea Assosiation for Disability and Oral Health (대한장애인치과학회지)

Korean Association for Disability and Oral Health (대한장애인치과학회)
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DENTAL TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS

정신장애 환자의 치과치료

  • Moon, Sung-Yong (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Biology Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Kim, Su-Gwan (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Biology Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Chosun University)
  • 문성용 (조선대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 김수관 (조선대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실)
  • Published : 2006.06.30
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Abstract

Patients with severe mental problems have difficulty maintaining good oral hygiene, so that the incidence of dental disease is greater, the disease is more severe, and the progression is much faster in these patients. Generally, they require physical restraint, drug-induced sedation, and general anesthesia since they are not cooperative. In many cases, these patients have systemic disease, so that the prognosis after dental treatment depends highly on the management of existing diseases. The problems related to treating these patients are examined and methods of using general anesthesia and sedatives are further examined to propose better ways of treating these patients.

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