Individuals with Down syndrome have no unique oral health problems; however, there may be some physical and mental challenges that may affect oral and dental care.
Research suggests that children who come from families with histories of mental illnesses and/or are often mocked, insulted or teased by their peers are most likely to develop the eating disorders during their elementary years.
As much as the public is trying to use these commodities to ward off germs, experts say that old school hand washing (water from the tap plus regular soap) still bests these anti-bacterial soaps, no-rinse cleansers and sanitizers when it comes to disease preve…