Resumen

PIRELA DE MANZANO, M. Altagracia; SALAZAR V, Carmen Rosa  y  MANZANO F, Moisés A. Patología Bucal prevalente en niños excepcionales. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 1999, vol.37, n.3, pp.193-198. ISSN 0001-6365.

The purpose of this investigation was the identification of buco-dental pathologies intrinsic to exceptional children such as: Down' s Syndrome, deaf-mute, Autistic, Blind and Cerebral Palsy, in a sample of 133 children between 3 and 14 years old, selected from the total of 789 children attending the Institutes of Especial Education of Maracaibo County, Zulia State, Venezuela. It was verified in the sample studied the same buco-dental pathologies reported in international studies and other reviews associated with oclusal problems. It was equally verified the relationship between bruxisim and social extraction. It was concluded date it is necessary to execute prevention projects that are able to intercept the increment in buco-dental pathologies in this group of exceptional children.

Palabras clave : Niños Excepcionales; Patología Bucal Prevalente; Higiene Bucal; Extracción Social; Administración de Fármacos; Consistencia de los Alimentos.