Pediatric Dentistry and Oral Health Features of Children with Certain Genetic Diseases

Abstract

Pediatric dentistry provides primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic dental care for infants and children in adolescence, as well as provides special medical needs. This specialty includes many skills, disciplines, procedures, and techniques that share a common origin with other dental specialties, but they have been modified and reformed to meet the special requirements of infants, children, adolescents, and special medical needs. However, pediatric dentistry is mainly focused on healthy children, while quite often there are cases when such assistance is required for children with congenital genetic diseases. The prevalence of rare diseases is approximately 65 cases per 100,000 people. This estimate reflects the existence of 7,000 different types of rare diseases, most of which are genetic in nature. Rare diseases of genetic origin are often associated with other comorbidities, which are often characterized by debilitating and chronically degenerative conditions associated with phenotypes. Patients with rare diseases may sometimes exhibit challenging behaviors and often experience physical, mental, and sensory impairments that can affect functioning and participation in daily life. The purpose of the work is to consider the features of pediatric dentistry and the features of oral health of children with certain genetic diseases.