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Objective
Evaluate how determinants of psychological morbidity were associated with dental caries experience in the caregiver‐intellectual deficient pair.
Methods
A cross‐sectional study with 299 pair, who had their oral health status assessed using the DMFT index (decayed, missing and filled teeth). Symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, quality of sleep, and socioeconomic variables were measured...
Aims
Motor Neuron Disease (MND) is a progressive neurodegenerative neuromuscular disease, which can progressively impair arm‐hand function. Needs and barriers of MND patients and their caregivers in performing oral hygiene were studied.
Methods
An online survey was sent to 706 MND patients. The questions of the survey included self‐reliance, self‐reported oral health, and oral hygiene. The oral...