Assessment of dental pain in children with intellectual disability using the dental discomfort questionnaire.

Güler Burcu SenirkentliResmiye Ebru TiraliMehmet Bani

Published in: Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID (2021)

The DDQ was found to be a descriptive, functional, and easy-to-use questionnaire for children with intellectual disabilitiesin terms of detecting the presence of dental pain. No correlation was found between DMFT/dmft, dental status and DDQ scores.

Keyphrases

intellectual disability
oral health
chronic pain
cross sectional
young adults
autism spectrum disorder
pain management
neuropathic pain
psychometric properties