Al-Shamlan Shahd Omar, Mohammad Mutaz, Papandreou Dimitrios
Department of Health Sciences, CNHS, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2019 Jun 28;7(12):2044-2049. doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2019.539. eCollection 2019 Jun 30.
Oral health reflects the overall health of an individual; it impacts the mental and physical well-being, quality of life, and social relations of an individual. Special Olympics (SO) athletes have been found to have poorer oral health, and high unmet treatment needs globally. Nine articles are included in this systematic review to determine the oral health status of Special Olympics athletes with intellectual disabilities.
To identify the oral health status of athletes with intellectual disabilities who participated in the Special Olympics.
Electronic bibliographic databases (PubMed, Biology database, Health management database, Science Direct, Health and medical collection (ProQuest), Mendeley, and Health reference centre academic) were used to search for eligible publications using "oral health," "special needs athletes," and "intellectual disabilities" terms. All included articles are in English and were published from 2000-2018. The whole process was conducted following PRISMA guidelines.
The search strategy yielded 4,090 articles. Only nine articles met the criteria and were included in the final analysis. All included articles reported outcome measurements of gingival signs, missing teeth, untreated decay, filled teeth and sealant.
The oral health status of athletes with intellectual disabilities can be considered poor compared with athletes without intellectual disabilities, which points to the need for oral health policies for this specific population.
口腔健康反映个人的整体健康状况；它影响个人的身心健康、生活质量和社会关系。研究发现，特奥会（SO）运动员的口腔健康状况较差，在全球范围内有很高的未满足治疗需求。本系统评价纳入了9篇文章，以确定智障特奥会运动员的口腔健康状况。
确定参加特奥会的智障运动员的口腔健康状况。
使用电子文献数据库（PubMed、生物学数据库、健康管理数据库、科学Direct、健康与医学合集（ProQuest）、Mendeley和健康参考中心学术版），使用“口腔健康”“特殊需求运动员”和“智力残疾”等术语搜索符合条件的出版物。所有纳入的文章均为英文，发表时间为2000年至2018年。整个过程按照PRISMA指南进行。
搜索策略共获得4090篇文章。只有9篇文章符合标准并纳入最终分析。所有纳入的文章都报告了牙龈体征、缺失牙、未治疗龋齿、补牙和窝沟封闭剂的结果测量。
与非智障运动员相比，智障运动员的口腔健康状况可被认为较差，这表明需要针对这一特定人群制定口腔健康政策。
