J Can Dent Assoc. 2023 Jul;89:n7.
The literature indicates that youth with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD), such as Down syndrome or autism, have poor oral health. A number of factors influence their oral health, including the use of medically required dental treatments.
This paper describes the first use of population-level administrative health data to examine the use of medically required dental services by youth with IDD compared with youth without IDD in Canada.
Youth with IDD had 4-9 times the odds of a medically required dental treatment compared with youth without IDD. Odds varied with age and type of IDD.
Youth with IDD used medically required dental services to a greater extent than youth without IDD. Use of medically required dental treatments by youth with IDD declined with age; this may indicate greater difficulty accessing services when youth transition from pediatric to adult services. These findings provide baseline information on the use of medically required dental treatments and can contribute to future assessments of dental services for youth with IDD.
文献表明，患有智力/发育障碍（如唐氏综合征或自闭症）的年轻人口腔健康状况不佳。许多因素会影响他们的口腔健康，包括使用医学所需的牙科治疗。
本文首次使用人群水平的行政健康数据，来检查加拿大患有 IDD 的年轻人与没有 IDD 的年轻人在医学所需的牙科服务方面的使用情况。
与没有 IDD 的年轻人相比，患有 IDD 的年轻人接受医学所需的牙科治疗的可能性要高出 4-9 倍。可能性因年龄和 IDD 类型而异。
患有 IDD 的年轻人比没有 IDD 的年轻人更频繁地使用医学所需的牙科服务。患有 IDD 的年轻人使用医学所需的牙科治疗的比例随着年龄的增长而下降；这可能表明当年轻人从儿科服务过渡到成人服务时，他们更难获得服务。这些发现提供了关于医学所需的牙科治疗使用情况的基线信息，并有助于未来对患有 IDD 的年轻人的牙科服务进行评估。
