Oral health disparities among children with special healthcare needs: a comparative cross-sectional study
Children with SHCN exhibited significantly poorer oral health behaviors, including resistance to brushing, swallowing toothpaste, and abnormal oral habits, compared to controls. Interestingly, despite these behavioral disadvantages, caries experience was higher in the control group, underscoring the multifactorial and complex nature of caries development. Group type and age emerged as significant predictors of dmft.
Authors
- Ravi Kunnaiah
- Abdulaziz A. Al Kheraif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3082-5527)
- Sachin Naik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8962-0606)
- Aditi Chopra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4805-5943)
- A. K. John
- Joseph Igbo Enya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9368-9016)
- Nebu George Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8679-7783)
- Thomas George Valliaveettil
- Ruhi Varghese
- K Aparna
- Gerhard Schmalz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6602-377X)
- Jacob John (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8452-0676)
- Manju George Elenjickal
- Sajith Vellappally
- R. A. Rajeevan
- W. Saleh Al Harbi
Institutions
- Almas Hospital (IN)
- King Saud Medical City (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- Pushpagiri Medical College (IN)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Moulana Hospital (IN)
- Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane (DE)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-025-01139-x
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King Saud University