Oral health status and treatment needs of patients with muscular dystrophy-a pioneer case-control study Dr. Saroch Nitin1*, Dr. Thaker Prerna2, Dr. Singh Tejinder Pal3 1Professor & HOD, Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, M.N D.A.V Dental College, Tatul, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India 2Research Scholar, Centre for Medicine and Society, University of Freiburg, Germany 3Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, M.N D.A.V Dental College, Tatul, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India *Corresponding Author: Dr. Nitin Saroch, M.D.S, M.N D.A.V Dental College, TatulSolan, H.P, 173223, India, Email: drnitinsaroch@gmail.com
Online published on 13 November, 2020. Abstract Muscular dystrophies are a group of inherited neuromuscular disorders and are characterized by necrosis of muscles and gradual muscular weakness. Its severity ranges from mild to severe, and is mostly caused by mutations in genes that encode for proteins that are critical for maintaining muscle fibre integrity for functional muscle contraction and relaxation. The patients affected with this disease are special consideration for dental professionals which are required to maintain adequate oral health in these patients thus reducing their suffering due to oral health. In the present study, the oral health needs of a patient with muscular dystrophy have been examined. Top Keywords Muscular dystrophy, Oral health status. Top |