Oral health of children and adolescents with or without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) living in residential care in rural Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Oral health of children and adolescents with or without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) living in residential care in rural Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Abstract Background Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined as childhood neurobehavioural disorder. Due to short attention span, oral hygiene and dental treatment of such individuals can be challenging. Aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health of children and adolescents...

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Main Authors: Vicky Ehlers, Angelika Callaway, Sophia Wantzen, Michael Patyna, James Deschner, Birgül Azrak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Subjects:
ADHD
Oral health status
Residential care setting
Children and adolescents
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-019-0948-5

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