Individuals with DS need more assistance from caretakers with their daily oral health care. A 3-month supervised toothbrushing program conducted twice a week on Kuwaiti children with DS was evaluated; results showed that the mean plaque score decreased from 1.93 to 0.95 (P < 0.001) and the mean gingival score decreased from 2.00 to 0.83 (P < 0.001).[6]
In Yemen, there is no information available regarding oral health status of children with DS. Such information would enable pediatric dentists to plan and provide appropriate preventive protocol as well as effective treatment for these underprivileged children. Therefore, this study was planned and conducted to assess the oral hygiene and gingival health status of children with DS attending special needs schools in Sana’a, and also to determine the association between these outcomes and socio-demographic and clinical variables.