Oral health status and attitudes of visually impaired children and adolescents in Hong Kong

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bobby John Varghese
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Oral Health Status of the Visually Impaired Children – A South Indian Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vabitha Shetty ◽  
Amitha Hegde ◽  
Srikala Bhandary ◽  
Kavita Rai
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Oral Conditions ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Oral health is an important aspect of health for all children, and is all the more important for children with special health needs. The oral health of children who are visually impaired can be disadvantaged, since they are often unable to adequately apply the techniques necessary to control plaque. Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the oral health status of visually impaired children. Method: A modified WHO oral health assessment form was used to assess oral conditions, oral hygiene status, caries experience and gingival status. Results and conclusion: The children exhibited suboptimal levels of oral health with majority of the children showing a high caries prevalence as well as moderate to severe gingivitis.

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.

scholarly journals Assessment of the oral health status of visually impaired students after oral care instructions given to them.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhakti Datar ◽  
Amit Kumar ◽  
Bhumika Badiyani
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Tooth Brushing ◽  
Dental Examination ◽  
Visually Impaired Students

Good oral care and adapting to proper tooth brushing technique can be a difficult task for the visually impaired individuals. Unlike the normal individuals, visually impaired ones cannot suspect the early dental problem in their oral cavity till it is symptomatic simply because they cannot visualize the intricacies of it. Hence, assessment of the oral health status in the visually impaired individuals and teaching them preventive oral care are extremely important for them. Objective: The study was undertaken to compare and assess the oral health status of the visually impaired students before and after giving them oral care instructions. Materials and Methods: A group of 120 visually impaired students was selected. They were subjected to simple dental examination and were given oral care instructions verbally. Proper tooth-brushing technique was taught to them individually. The subjects were evaluated as per the need of dental restorations, extractions, orthodontic treatment, oral prophylaxis and good dentition subjects needing no dental treatment. The same subjects were re-evaluated after four months under similar guidelines. The data collected from both the phases of dental examination was compared and subjected to analysis. Results: The present study did not show much of improvement of statistical significance though it did not show much of worsening in the oral health status of the visually impaired subjects as well. Summary and conclusion: The study emphasizes the serious need for repetitive and collective efforts with multi-dimensional cross-involvement for the better oral health status of the visually impaired individuals in the society. Key Words: Visually impaired, oral health, instructions, tooth-brushing technique.

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