[Social and psychological improvement of two handicapped patients by oral rehabilitation].

Abstract

Two cases, mental retarded patients, who had abnormalities of upper anterior teeth were reported. These abnormalities had a significant social and psychological effect upon individual reaching the adolescent and young adult age group. This effect would deviate one's behaviors form the norm which would be an important obstacle in occupational rehabilitation for the mental retarded patients. After the correction of these abnormalities with fixed partial denture, these two patients were markedly improved in their mental health and in their co-operation during the rehabilitation. Therefore, they could achieve their goal in being useful and independence. This report indicated that dentist had a major role in the improvement of mental retarded patient's mental health.