Oral diseases progression among

Objectives: Disabled patients are at high risk for developing caries and periodontal diseases. Unique factors contribute to oral disease progression and special conditions are needed to obtain proper dental treatment. Our hypothesis was that oral diseases progression would be higher in these patients then in the general population. Experimental Methods: In this retrospective study, clinical and radiographic information were obtained from patient dental files. The study group included disabled patients which underwent dental treatment under general anesthesia. The control group included age matching, patients treated in the dental student's clinics. Oral diseases including caries and periodontal disease status was evaluated using DMFS and alveolar bone loss from CEJ. Data was collected from two different examination dates. Data on diseases progression was compared both between the groups and also within the study group. Results: When comparing the two groups, we found a significant difference (p=0.001) in caries progression in the study group, compared to the control group, while no difference was found in the periodontal progression. Within the study group, patients' medical status did not affect disease progression, while periodontitis progression was higher in disabled patients who reside at home. Conclusions: Disabled patients residing at home, compared to the ones residing at institutes are in greater risk for periodontal progression. All disabled patients evaluated showed greater risk for caries progression.