Periodontal Health Status Of A Group of children with Down's syndrome, in Baghdad-Iraq (A comparative study)

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the periodontal health status and oralhygiene in Down's syndrome children at (9-11) years of age in Baghdad city incomparison with normal children.Forty eight Down's syndrome children were selected randomly from Down'ssyndrome institution; their age from 9-11 years old. The assessment of gingival healthcondition was performed using by Löe and Silness, while plaque index by Silness andLöe was used to measure the amount of plaque, and calculus index by Bjorby andLöe.The results revealed a greater severity of gingival, plaque and calculus indices inDown's syndrome children compared to the normal children