TY - JOUR A1 - Santa Eulalia-Troisfontaines, Eva AU - Martínez Pérez, Eva María AU - Miegimolle Herrero, Mónica AU - Planells del Pozo, Paloma T1 - Oral health status of a population with multiple sclerosis Y1 - 2012 SN - 16984447 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/653 AB - To determine the oral treatment needs of a sample of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the Community of Madrid (Spain). Patients and methods: A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out with a sample of 64 patients who were aged 25 to 77 years. They were distributed into homogeneous age groups: 54 years. In order to evaluate the oral health status and treatment requirements, the parameters and guidelines of the WHO were used. The prevalence of caries was 100%, or very close in all three groups. As age increased, the morbidity rate decreased, but the mortality rate increased considerably. On analyzing gingival health, 65% of patients had calculus, 5% bleeding and 30% were healthy. Conclusions: The DMFT index found provided data that was, in general, very similar to that of the general population in Spain. However, the gingival health status found demonstrated that the population of multiple sclerosis patients requires specific assistance. KW - Multiple Sclerosis KW - Oral Health KW - Dentures KW - Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine KW - Odontología LA - eng ER -