Behavior of infants with Down syndrome and family perception of dental care

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8248209

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Down Syndrome, Dental Care, Intellectual Disability, Dentists.

Abstract

Introduction: Down syndrome is a chromosomal alteration with a high incidence and, in turn, the main congenital cause of intellectual disability worldwide. Patients with these syndrome present particular oral and behavioral characteristics that require adequate dental treatment.

Objective: to characterize the behavior of pediatric patients with Down syndrome and the knowledge of their legal guardians during dental care.

Method: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, descriptive research was carried out on patients with Down syndrome who required dental care at the Odontobb Clinic. A survey was used for data collection; descriptive statistics were used for data processing.

Results: the average age of the patients was 7 years, with a predominant age range of 8-12 years and female sex. Regarding the type of behavior, 56 % showed fear, 33 % became aggressive and 11 % showed serenity. Sixty-seven percent of the parents did not know the patient control techniques, 78 % of the parents reported that the dentists know and use the techniques.

Conclusions: the behavior of pediatric patients with Down syndrome during dental care was varied and they could be serene, fearful or aggressive. There was a lack of knowledge on the part of the parents of the behavior control techniques, however, there was a positive perception of the knowledge and use of these techniques by the dental personnel.

 

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2023-08-14

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Arellano-Cofre EA, Jiménez Malla GA, Armijos Moreta JF, Gavilánez Villamarín SM. Behavior of infants with Down syndrome and family perception of dental care. Univ. Méd. Pinareña [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 14 [cited 2025 May 9];19:e986. Available from: https://revgaleno.sld.cu/index.php/ump/article/view/986

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