Profound Mental Retardation
Conditions
Keywords
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography, Mentally Handicapped
Brief summary
Aim of this study is to evaluate the necessity of the radiological examinations of mentally handicapped or uncooperative patients.
Detailed description
Dental radiography has become an indispensable part of routine dental examination with the help of the technological development of radiological devices. However, medical procedures like dental treatment and medical imaging (magnetic resonance imaging-MRI, computed tomography-CT, orthopantomography- OPG, etc.) that require cooperation are usually hard to apply to mentally handicapped (MHP) or uncooperative patients (UCP). Treatments that will be done without radiological examination can be missing or incorrect.
Interventions
During the period of two years, mentally handicapped patients were enrolled in this study. First a radiological examination was performed under sedation anesthesia and then an oral examination was performed when patient underwent general anesthesia for dental treatments. Oral and radiological examinations were compared with each other and also with treatment results to define the necessity of the radiological examination of mentally handicapped patients.
Sponsors
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Mentally Handicapped patients that radiological examination cannot performed 2. Suitable for IV sedation
Exclusion criteria
1. Healthy Patients 2. Patients in which the radiological examination performed
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comparison of the radiological and oral examinations in mentally handicapped patients | 2 years | Radiological images of the mentally handicapped patients obtained under sedation anesthesia with cone beam dental tomography. Radiological examination were performed on tomograpic images and indications (tooth filling, root canal treatment, extraction) were noted. Same procedure was performed for oral examination and indications were compared. |
Outcome results
None listed