In the prevention and treatment of oral disease, the oral health guidance of the handicapped involves many more difficulties than that of the healthy patient, especially in regard to time and technical requirements. Under current conditions, control of oral disease, in particular oral health guidance, is neglected. Early treatment and continued guidance depends on early detection, therefore it is important that an exhaustive study of the oral cavity and the caries activity in the handicapped be carried out. In this paper, we discuss the caries activity and the oral cavity, as well as other factors in the handicapped. Two hundred and thirty six handicapped patients between the ages of 6 and 64 years were examined. We studied the condition of the entire body, the oral cavity, and the caries activity. The relationship between the Cariostat and other factors was analyzed statistically in these patients. These results indicate an especially intimate relationship between these factors and the caries activity.
心身障害者施設のCaries Activity と口腔内状態に関する研究
