International Clinical and Medical Case Reports Journal (ISSN: 2832-5788) | Volume 3, Issue 3 | Case Report | Open Access
Ahmad Soolari DMD,MS*
Ahmad Soolari DMD, MS* and Amin Soolari DDS Varadavad Day Clinic Charity Center
*Correspondence to: Ahmad Soolari DMD,MS
Fulltext PDFGingival overgrowth involves enlargement of gingival tissue which can occur for a number of reasons including plaque induced inflammatory lesions, medications, genetic conditions, systemic conditions and infective lesions. Gingival overgrowth can affect the quality of life of patients that have it, by causing their smiles to be un-esthetic, as well as other adverse consequences such as abnormal masticatory function, poor occlusal development and compromised nutrition. For plaque induced gingival overgrowth, a number of factors can exacerbate its manifestation such as use of medications that cause gingival overgrowth, malocclusion, poor oral hygiene, genetic conditions, infective lesions and mouth breathing which can dry gingival tissue increasing potential for plaque accumulation. Patients that are mentally disabled present with limitations in their oral health due to potential for motor, sensory and intellectual disability which can impede their ability to perform oral hygiene adequately so they can be prone to conditions such as Periodontal disease, Dental caries and Gingival overgrowth.
The severity of their intellectual disability impacts their treatment modalities and homecare. Our goal with this case study at VDCCC in Iran is to assess to what extent having adequate periodontal therapy and good oral practices, with educational intervention, treatment of behavior symptoms and community based support can be able to prevent recurrence rate of gingival overgrowth for children with mental disability who are classified into trainable and non- trainable groups based on their mental function.
Ahmad Soolari, Amin Soolari. Recurrence Rate of Gingival Overgrowth in Children with Intellectual Disability Following Periodontal Therapy: A Case Report on 54ChildrenTreatedat Vardavard Day Clinic Charity Center. Int Clinc Med Case Rep Jour. 2024;3(3):1-9.