Abstract
Oral health plays an important role in patients suffering with mental disorders. It is important to focus on a multidisciplinary approach including psychiatrists, general practitioners, dental practitioners, psychologists and nutritionists. The most common dental diseases encountered in patients with mental disorders are dental caries and periodontal diseases. Thus, it is required to bridge the professional gap for maintaining adequate oral health and for diagnosing the mental health issues In the present review article, we emphasize an overview on providing the basic information about the dental concerns of patients with mental disability. The electronic database included Pub Med, Medline, Science Direct, Goggle Scholar using terms mental disability and Down syndrome etc. Relevant articles published in English on reference lists were identified and retrieved from electronic and print journals. Keywords: Dental practice, Mental disabilities; Oral health.
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