[Factors influencing prophylaxis of caries and teeth treatment in children with mild mental retardation].

The analysis indicated factors affecting caries prophylaxis and teeth treatment in children with mild mental retardation. The factors were sought in the personality of the child, its family environment and the work of the dentist. A significant effect on the cooperation of the dentist with the patient was exerted by such factors as the level of anxiety before dental procedure, motivation to treatment, intensity of teaching of oral hygiene, life period when teaching was started, frequency of teethbrushing, regular contacts with the dentist, and the mode of child reception by the dentist.