Perception of parents of children with and without disabilities about teething disturbances and practices adopted

AIM: To evaluate and compare the perception of parents of children with and without disabilities about the occurrence of local and systemic manifestations during the eruption of primary teeth and to investigate the parents' practices used to alleviate teething disturbances. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of parents of children without disabilities (GI) and parents of children with disabilities (GII) treated at a University Pediatric Dentistry Clinic. Data from GI and GII were collected using a structured questionnaire applied during an interview with the parents, an...