{"title":"Oral health problems and quality of life.","authors":"Sue Buckley, Ben Sacks","doi":"10.3104/updates.2049","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is a higher incidence of oral health problems among individuals with Down syndrome, particularly after 10 years of age, indicating a need for better teaching of teeth brushing and more regular visits to the dentist. Do these oral health problems affect their quality of life?</p>","PeriodicalId":80275,"journal":{"name":"Down's syndrome, research and practice : the journal of the Sarah Duffen Centre","volume":"12 1","pages":"17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"11","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Down's syndrome, research and practice : the journal of the Sarah Duffen Centre","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3104/updates.2049","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
There is a higher incidence of oral health problems among individuals with Down syndrome, particularly after 10 years of age, indicating a need for better teaching of teeth brushing and more regular visits to the dentist. Do these oral health problems affect their quality of life?