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

Korean Association for Disability and Oral Health (대한장애인치과학회)
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A STATISTICAL SURVEY OF DENTAL TREATMENT IN DISABLED PATIENTS

장애인의 치과치료에 관한 통계적 연구

  • Rhee, Ye-Ri (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Keung-Ho (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Jae-Hong (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Choi, Sung-Chul (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-Chul (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University)
  • 이예리 (경희대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실) ;
  • 이긍호 (경희대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실) ;
  • 박재홍 (경희대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실) ;
  • 최성철 (경희대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실) ;
  • 김광철 (경희대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실)
  • Published : 2007.06.30
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Abstract

Many disabled patients need extensive dental treatment because they have much difficulty in maintaining their oral hygiene. However, because they are not cooperative and not manageable, they require physical restraints, drug induced sedation or general anesthesia. General anesthesia is useful in control of the patients who cannot be treated in other ways. Additionally, general anesthesia provides more safe environment for medically compromised patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate a kind of disorder, sources of referral, preoperative oral condition, experience of dental visit, and performing general anesthesia or not of 930 disabled patients in Kyung-Hee University dental hospital for 30 years.

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