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Forty\u2010four trained and standardized dental professionals performed dental screenings of athletes with intellectual disabilities, following Special Olympic Special Smiles and CDC protocols. These criteria were used to record untreated caries, missing and filled teeth, and gingival status. Socio\u2010demographics, existence, and severity of pain and oral hygiene habits were assessed by questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using EPI\u2010INFO and SPSS Statistical Program to produce descriptive statistics and chi\u2010square test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Untreated dental caries was recorded for more than half of the examined athletes. Missing teeth were noted in more than one\u2010third of the athletes. More than half of the participants had signs of gingival disease and half needed preventive mouth guards. Statistics for each Latin\u2010American country suggests a dissimilar trend of dental decay and treatment needs among nations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>While the Special Olympic athletes may not be representative of the entire population of individuals with intellectual disabilities in their specific country, the general consistency of the oral health status of these athletes from the 31 countries supports the certainty of the need for increased dental services for individuals with intellectual disability in the respective countries.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/scd.12019","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,3,7]],"date-time":"2013-03-07T07:56:57Z","timestamp":1362643017000},"page":"209-212","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Latin\u2010American Special Olympics athletes: evaluation of oral health status, 2010"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"33","author":[{"given":"Rosana","family":"Hanke\u2010Herrero","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Associated Professor, Pediatric Dentistry Department, and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine Puerto Rico, and Local Coordinator of the Special Olympics Special Smiles Program  San Juan Puerto Rico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lydia M.","family":"L\u00f3pez del Valle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Professor and Researcher, Deanship of Research, University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine Puerto Rico, and Local Coordinator of the Special Olympics Special Smiles Program  San Juan Puerto Rico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carolina","family":"S\u00e1nchez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Private Practice, Pediatric Dentist  Aguada Puerto Rico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"H. 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