Behavioral Psychotherapy in the stomatological care for the unconventional mentally retarded patients

Abstract

It was carried out a study of community intervention in mentally-retarded patients belonging to the Dental Clinic from the University Polyclinic 2 in 2011, with the diagnosis of dental caries and the objective of modifying the condition of oral health in mentally-retarded patients .The Universe and the sample were constituted by 240 patients. The variables for the study were: conventional, unconventional, mild, moderate, severe, deep, partial and total prosthesis. The behavioral Psychotherapy was used as well as promotion and prevention actions. It was considered the economic expense of the patients at Celia Sánchez Manduley and Hermanos Cordovés Hospitals in case that they were hospitalized for further treatments. The sources of information were: the surveys, the interviews and the individual medical record. The obtained data were processed in a spreadsheet Microsoft Excel, and the summary measures were the absolute and relative frequencies in statistical charts. The results were the folowing: 20 unconventional-mentally-retarded patients were assisted, with the use of the Behavioral Psychotherapy, they became conventional patients assisted with a saving of $ 3329, 6. Ten mild mentally-retarded patients were prosthetic rehabilitated. It was concluded that in the mentally-retarded patients, the use of Behavioral Psychotherapy was of significant value.