Evaluate the needs of prosthodontic and orthodontic care among individuals with special needs

Abstract

Approximately 1.7 per cent of worldwide children with disabilities (INDIA) are "special." They come to Earth with unique talents, but conventional lives have no time for them and consider them a problem. In terms of physical pain and community disabilities, malocclusion and missing teeth combined can have a detrimental impact on an individual's quality of life. Data on the individual's special needs for oral health are limited. Most studies are focused on the analysis of a limited number of people, subjects of substantially different ages or with different conditions of special need. There is a lack of records of oral disorder limited to cleft lips and cleft palate, hearing impaired and, specifically, psychologically challenging persons. The present Research aims assessing the severity & complexity of Orthodontic Treatment Needs using "IOTN Index" - Dental Health Component and “Prosthodontic requirements" as per WHO Oral Health Assessment of 12-25 years of age individuals with special needs in Mysuru City, Karnataka, India.