A Dental Surgical Unit for the Mentally Handicapped
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Function Its purpose was to treat patients whose degree of subnormality was such that operative procedures with local anaesthesia and sedation would be difficult and rarely successful. Full general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation and throat pack made it possible for the most intractable patient to have the necessary treatment completed in one visit. The theatre is equipped with all the necessary apparatus and instruments for minor oral surgery. (Whitehead, 1971).
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