The Oral Care Methodes for the Disabled

Lee,  Hyo-Seol

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 49(12); 2011 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2011;49(12):749-757.
Published online December 31, 2011.

임상가를 위한 특집 3 - 장애인 구강관리법

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서울시장애인치과병원

The Oral Care Methodes for the Disabled

Hyo-Seol Lee

Seoul Dental Hospital for the Disabled

Abstract

In the welfare law for the disabled in Korea, the disabled is defined as "the persons sho have significant limitations of daily or social life due to physical or mental disabilities over a long period." The number of registered domestic disabled person in 2008 survey was approximately 2.1 million. 90% of the disabled was caused by the aposteriori illness or accidents. So, in this aging society, the number of people with disabilities will increase even more. In general, people with physical and mental disabilities tend to have more oral diseases, but, are difficult to get treated. Therefore, a thorough oral care through individualized prevention is more important than ever. In this article, we review the oral care methods in dental office and home and in the hospital for the elderly and finally focus on a denture care method. According to this article, the dental professionals can be able to select and apply the oral care method in agreement with the characteristics of the disabilities. Particularly, it is important to prevent the aspiration pneumonia in the elderly in hospital.

Key Words: The disabled;Oral care method;Prevention;Aspiration pneumonia;