Abstract
Introduction
Disabled people is anybody that has physical, intellectual, social or emotional alteration. They can have impediments that last for a short period of time or for the entire life.
Objective
Describe the clinical profile of disabled patients admitted to Instituto de Saúde da Criança do Amazonas (ICAM).
Material and method
Thirty-four patients were analyzed, data such as gender, age, origin, basis pathology and oral health condition were collected. The data obtained were organized and tabulated in Microsoft Excel 2013.
Result
There was a prevalence of males with 70% and 30% females. The age group had a predominance of 8 years. Most of the patients 60% were from Amazonas inland cities and 40% from the capital. Regarding to the pathology, Neurological Disease was prevalent in 44% of the cases, followed by the following: Down Syndrome 18%, Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12%, Myelomeningocele 12%, Deafness 3%, Diabetes 3%, Prader Willi Syndrome 3%, Moebius Syndrome 3% and Lenox Syndrome 3%. Concerning to oral condition, 44% showed a poor oral condition, 32% deficient and 24% satisfactory.
Conclusion
Most of the children were male, 8 years old, from Amazonas inland cities, with neurological deficiency and poor oral condition, suggesting that the presence of the dental surgeon composing the multidisciplinary hospital team helps to outline a preventive and curative treatment plan suitable for these individuals.
Descriptors:
Disabled people; hospital dentistry; oral condition