[Orthodontic treatment of children suffering from attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD)]

(Traitement orthodontique des enfants atteints du trouble déficit de l'attention avec hyperactivité (TDAH).)

Full Abstract

Successful orthodontic treatment requires the child's cooperation. Yet how can this be achieved when this cooperation is compromised by a neurobehavioural disorder: the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? This disorder, slightly tracked down, common in children, leads to hyperactivity, impulsiveness and a short attention span. The objective of this survey is to compare the challenges of conducting orthodontic treatment on children who have or have not been diagnosed and treated by a multi-disciplinary medical team. The data of this survey was collected from orthodontists in Paris and Strasbourg, and from graduate orthodontics students. The orthodontic treatment of 30 children (25 males and 5 females) between 8 and 15 years, affected by ADHD (half have been diagnosed and treated by a multi-disciplinary team) are compared to 30 control subjects. The results highlight the therapeutic difficulties (with behavior, attention span, cooperation, hygiene and dental trauma) encountered with children affected by ADHD (especially those who did not benefit from multidisciplinary follow up) compared to control population. In conclusion, hyperactive children present more challenges during an orthodontic treatment compared to a control population. Nevertheless, the treatment is easier when children are diagnosed and treated multimodally. Further studies are required on a wider population to confirm the differences in therapeutic difficulties.

Author information

Author/s: Pessah, Stéphanie (S); Montluc, Nathalie (N); Bailleul-Forestier, Isabelle (I); Decosse, Michel-Henri (MH);

Affiliation: Département d'Orthodontie, Hôpital Garancière, Université Paris VII Denis-Diderot, 5 rue Garancière, 75006 Paris, France. stef.pess(-atsign-)noos.fr

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: L' Orthodontie française (Orthod Fr), published in France. (Language: fre)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 80 (issue 3) : pp 331-8

Dates: Created 2009/09/03; Completed 2009/10/27;

PMID: 19726026, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/27/2009, IMS Date: )

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

External Links for this article
(including full text providers, if available):

Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.

This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.