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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.advisor | Alizae Marny Fadzlin bt. Syed Mohamad, Dr. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Farah Salwa Abdul Rahim (P47259) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-12T04:06:50Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-12T04:06:50Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-03-06 | |
| dc.identifier.other | ukmvital:120049 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/457441 | - |
| dc.description | The aims of this study are to evaluate dental care access and the prevalence of malocclusion among individuals with Down Syndrome (DS) in Peninsular Malaysia. A cross sectional study was conducted throughout community-based rehabilitation centres and Down Syndrome Organisation. Parents of individuals with DS within the criteria were given a validated questionnaire whereas subjects underwent oral examination and impression taking for upper and lower arches. A total of 130 responses are valid for data analysis and 113 DS subjects were taken impressions for study models. The data were analysed with SPSS software. The result revealed 84.6% of parents were Malays and the highest percentage were from age group of 41-50 years (33.8%). Dental health service was the third most frequently used by individuals with DS (5.4%) after speech therapy (20.0%) and opthamology (6.9%). 46.2% of respondents also reported difficulty in finding health care services for their DS child and 46.9% admitted that health care for DS individuals takes time. A total sample of 113 DS subjects with age ranging from 10 to 42 years old were examined for their malocclusion using Dental Aesthetic Index(DAI). Among the subjects, 103 (91.2%) were Malay, 7 (6.2%) Chinese and 3 (2.6%) Indians. The participants mean age was 26 + year old with majority of them were among the age group of 10-19 year-old (54.0%). The prevalence of malocclusion among individuals with DS is high (approximately 85%). In conclusion, individuals with DS significantly utilized more health services than do their non-DS siblings. There is no significant difference in receiving dental treatment between DS individuals and non-DS siblings. Majority of DS individuals have very severe handicapping malocclusion (DAI score>35) which indicates the orthodontic treatment is mandatory,Certification of Master's/Doctoral Thesis" is not availble | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | UKM, Kuala Lumpur | |
| dc.relation | Faculty of Dentistry / Fakulti Pergigian | |
| dc.rights | UKM | |
| dc.subject | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia-Dissertations | |
| dc.subject | Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia | |
| dc.subject | Dental care for disabled-Malaysia | |
| dc.subject | Down Syndrome-Malaysia | |
| dc.title | Dental care access and malocclusion traits of individuals with down syndrome | |
| dc.type | theses | |
| dc.format.pages | 62 | |
| dc.identifier.callno | WU470.F219d | |
| dc.identifier.barcode | 002703(2013) | |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Dentistry / Fakulti Pergigian | |
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