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Why is attention to oral health so important?

Oral diseases, while largely preventable, pose a major health burden for many countries and affect people throughout their lifetime, causing pain, discomfort, disfigurement and even death. It is estimated that oral diseases affect nearly 3.5 billion people.

What are the barriers to dental care for patients with IDD?

Barriers generated by finances, a lack of appropriately trained dental providers, and the patients themselves combine to create docHub challenges to providing dental care. However, strategies exist that can help to decrease the magnitude of these hurdles so this disparity can be minimized.

What are three things that increase the risk of dental disease in people with developmental disabilities?

Contributing factors include poor oral hygiene, damaging oral habits, and physical or mental disabilities. Gingival hyperplasia caused by medications such as some anticonvulsants, antihypertensives, and immunosuppressants also increases the risk for periodontal disease.

How do intellectual disabilities affect oral health?

DENTAL CARIES. People with intellectual disability develop caries at the same rate as the general population. The prevalence of untreated dental caries, however, is higher among people with intellectual disability, particularly those living in noninstitutional settings.

What are the effects of poor oral health for the individuals that you support?

Poor oral health can lead to pain and discomfort, sleepless nights, loss of function and self-esteem, and in turn disrupt family life. It can also lead to time off work. Experiencing tooth decay or having missing teeth or ill-fitting dentures can lead to an individual becoming socially isolated.

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Why is oral health important for individuals with developmental disabilities?

Tooth decay: There are many factors that make tooth decay so prevalent among individuals with developmental disabilities. A lack of preventative care, along with a high occurrence of uncontrolled chronic conditions like diabetes which can affect dental health, contribute to the high rate of tooth decay.

What are three things that increase the risk of dental disease in people with developmental disabilities?

Contributing factors include poor oral hygiene, damaging oral habits, and physical or mental disabilities. Gingival hyperplasia caused by medications such as some anticonvulsants, antihypertensives, and immunosuppressants also increases the risk for periodontal disease.

Why is there a disparity in oral healthcare for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities?

From lack of provider training to insufficient facilities and services to transportation roadblocks, or lack of oral health education by the individuals caregivers, many people with IDD go months to years without proper dental care.

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