Gupta Swati, Pk Pratibha, Gupta Richa
Senior Research fellow, Department of Pharmaceutics and Nanotechnology, Panjab University (Chandigarh).
Head and Professor, Department of Periodontology, Manipal College of dental sciences (Manipal).
Nepal J Epidemiol. 2016 Dec 31;6(4):605-612. doi: 10.3126/nje.v6i4.17254. eCollection 2016 Dec.
Individuals with mental illness often cannot perform day to day activities due to a psychiatric or emotional disorder. Schizophrenia is one such psychiatric disorder characterized by worsening self-care ability with progressing mental illness. This disease may potentially deteriorate oral health by affecting the subject's ability to perform oral hygiene measures. Literature on oral disease manifestations in schizophrenia is limited. Lack of desire for oral health care as well as generally poor awareness of oral health issues in these patients, compounded further by side effects of medications, may complicate dental management in schizophrenic patients. The present review explores clinical features and possible factors associated with oral health status among those with Schizophrenia.
患有精神疾病的个体往往由于精神或情绪障碍而无法进行日常活动。精神分裂症就是这样一种精神疾病，其特征是随着精神疾病的进展，自我护理能力逐渐恶化。这种疾病可能会影响患者进行口腔卫生措施的能力，从而潜在地损害口腔健康。关于精神分裂症口腔疾病表现的文献有限。这些患者对口腔保健缺乏意愿，以及对口腔健康问题普遍认识不足，再加上药物副作用，可能会使精神分裂症患者的牙科治疗变得复杂。本综述探讨了精神分裂症患者的临床特征以及与口腔健康状况相关的可能因素。
