Most special health care needs (SHCN) people suffer from oral health problems due to high incidence and severity of oral disease. The aim of the present study was to investigate the characteristics of dental treatment provided in this patient population. The study population comprised 485 SHCN patients who visited Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital from 2006 to 2014. Based on the medical record, the date were evaluated according to age, gender, type of disorder, reason for visit, type of behavior management, and type of dental treatment. The most common age group was 7-12 year olds (26%). The chief compliant was dental caries (39%), as followed by oral exam (12%) and trauma (12%). Approximately half of SHCN patients (45.9%) was treated under behavior management. Restorative treatment was the most common procedure with the average of 2.9 teeth treated per patient. The results of the present study may be valuable for establishing the data of SHCN patients for primary dental care.

The people with disabilities living in residential facilities have more difficulty in caring oral hygiene than those living at home. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the recent 2014 dental treatment records of free mobile dental clinic service for disabled people in Korea. 203 disabled living in residential facilities participated in mobile dental clinic. Patients classified according to types of disability. Mental retardation were 75.3%, mental disorder were 6.0%, crippled disorder were 7.4%, brain disorder were 6.5%, visual disorder were1.4%, auditory and speech disorder were 2.3% and autism disorder were 0.9%. Performed treatments were 99 scaling and curettage, 88 fluoride varnish and TBI, 4 extraction, 1 endodontic treatment, 16 caries control (resin filling, GI filling), 1 denture repair and 8 refuse the treatment. Free mobile dental clinic can not provide complex dental treatment. So, the organization should systemize advanced dental treatment and regular preventive programs. Furthermore, we need to have a more concerns about the people with disabilities living in residential facilities and constantly participate on a dental voluntary work.

Temporomandibular joint dislocation causes considerable pain, discomfort, and swelling. The anatomic construction of the articular fossa and the eminentia articularis may predispose to dislocation, and weakness of the connective tissue forming the capsule is believed to be a predisposing factor. The capsule may be stretched and, more rarely, torn. Dislocation may be unilateral or bilateral and may occur spontaneously after stretching of the mouth to its extreme open position, such as during a yawn or during a routine dental operation. Manual reduction with the patient under muscle-relaxing condition or anesthesia is recommended method. After the reduction of an acute dislocation, immobilization of the jaw is recommended to allow the stretched and sometimes torn capsule to heal, thus preventing recurrence. A Barton's bandage may be applied for 2 to 3 weeks to prevent the patient from opening the jaw too wide. But, it results in recurrent dislocation in the neurologically disabled patient, because of loose intermaxillary fixation. This is a case report about management of recurrent temporomandibular joint dislocation by multiple loop wirings and intermaxillary elastics in cerebrovascular accident patient.

본 논문에서 소개된 환자는 전형적인 PWS 증상인 섭식 장애, 타액분비감소, 지적장애, 비만과 같은 특성이 관찰되었다. 전신마취 하에서 적극적인 치과 치료를 시행하였고 보호자에게 비만 및 치아 우식을 예방하기 위해 탄수화물과 당분 섭취를 제한하는 식습관에 대한 교육을 시행하였다. 환자의 내원 횟수를 늘려 치과 치료를 위한 전신마취까지 발전하지 않도록 정기적인 관리가 필요하다.

상악 우측 영구 중절치의 이소맹출을 주소로 내원한 뇌병변 장애를 가진 8세 환자에서 labial bow를 첨가한 Modified rapid maxillary expansion 장치를 이용하여 상악궁 협착 해소 및 상악 전치의 돌출을 완화할 수 있었다.

장애인의 보건 수준이 높아지면서 치료보다는 예방의 관점에서의 구강 관리가 중요해지고 있다. 본 증례에서 소개된 다섯 명의 지적 장애를 지닌 환자들을 triazolam을 이용하여 경구 투여하여 치료하였다. Triazolam을 이용한 진정법은 장애인의 정기적인 구강 관리의 한 대안으로 고려해볼 수 있겠다.