Hábitos orales en el paciente discapacitado psíquico

  1. Romero Maroto, M.
  2. Pérez Lajarín, L.
  3. García Ballesta, C.
  4. López Nicolás, M.
  5. López Jornet, P.
Revista:
Ortodoncia española: Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Ortodoncia

ISSN: 0210-1637

Any de publicació: 1998

Volum: 38

Número: 3

Pàgines: 157-162

Tipus: Article

Altres publicacions en: Ortodoncia española: Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Ortodoncia

Resum

The purpose of this work is to analyze the prevalence of oral habits in a psychically handicapped population, a group of 233 individuals affected by cerebral palsy, oligophrenia and Down's syndrome, coming from special education centres of Murcia, aged between 5 and 25. All of them presented mental retardation in higher or lower degree. Study sample was exposed to a systematized exploration, after which, we observed the most often habit was tongue thrust, specially in Down's syndrome group, as well as in the group showing a severe mental retardation.