Effectiveness of a novel oral health education technique in maintenance of gingival health and plaque removal efficacy among institutionalized visually impaired children of Bhubaneswar city: A randomized controlled trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-134
Author(s):  
Diptajit Das ◽  
Vinay Suresan ◽  
Avinash Jnaneswar ◽  
Jayashree Pathi ◽  
Goutham Bala Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Gingival Health ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Oral Health Education Intervention among Preschoolers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Thara Chandran ◽  
Nagashree Savanur Ravindranath ◽  
Deesha Kumari ◽  
Nagaland Tirupati ◽  
K Mithun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Health Education Intervention

A Novel Music based Tooth Brushing System for Blind Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Shetty ◽  
AM Hegde ◽  
E Varghese ◽  
V Shetty
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Tooth Brushing ◽  
Significant Drop ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Objectives: To assess the Oral Health Status (OHS) of visually impaired children in South India, to devise and implement a specially designed Oral Health Education (OHE) program for them and to assess its efficacy in improving their OHS. Study design: OHS of 98 institutionalized visually impaired children aged 6 to 14 years were evaluated at the start of the study (Pre-OHE level) using the Modified Gingival Index (MGI), the Turesky-Gilmore-Glickman modification of the Quigley Hein Plaque Index (MQHPI) and Streptococcus mutans colony count. Oral Health Education was imparted with the help of specially designed models and tooth-brushing taught with specially formulated music aided instructions in a song format. These parameters were re-evaluated after a period of reinforced (two weeks and one month) and non-reinforced (two months) tooth-brushing. Results: Mean values of MGI and MQHPI showed a statistically very highly significant drop from the Pre-OHE level to the end of both the periods of reinforcement and non-reinforcement. There was a significant decrease in the S.mutans counts from the Pre-OHE levels to the period of non-reinforcement (p < 0.0005). Conclusion: The OHE program specially formulated for the visually impaired children was effective in improving their OHS significantly.

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