Exploring the Barriers and Expectations Towards Health Care Services Among Parents/Caretakers of People with Intellectual Disability in Kuantan, Malaysia: A Qualitative Study.

A few studies suggested that ID is routinely associated with other diseases that need special care from the professional, thus requiring a longer hospital stay.[ 3 4 5 ] PWID have a higher prevalence of oral health problems, such as increased caries rates due to poor oral hygiene and soft diets, altered salivary flow due to the use of numerous medications, resulting in an increase in the formation of plaque and calculus, and abnormal jaw growth and space loss, leading to malocclusion.[ 6 ] As stated by Lee and Chang[ 7 ], although some of the oral problems may not be significant, these can lead to more complex and poor overall health status if continuously being neglected.

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