[Oral condition in children and adolescents exposed to sociopathies]

Abstract

The children and adolescents with a likelihood of developing sociopathies come mainly from the families of alcoholics and lowest groups of the society, and they account for a large percent of the so called social orphans. The conditions of life in their parental homes expose them to continuous stress which is not without effect on the developing stomatognathic system. The stomatological examination in this study was carried out in 105 children of preschool and school age in the Emergency Social Care units, Police Children's Stations and Hostel for the Minors. In the examination of the stomatognathic system the state was evaluated of the teeth and parodontium, the need for treatment, a and the anatomical conditions of the oral vestibulum. In the studied children and adolescents exposed to contact with sociopathies the state of teeth and parodontium was worse than in their peers from normal families. Thus their needs for treatment were greater. Occlusal abnormalities and parafunctions were more frequent than in controls. Disturbances of enamel structure were much less frequent.