scholarly journals Impact of verbal, braille text, and tactile oral hygiene awareness instructions on oral health status of visually impaired children

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
KS Uloopi ◽  
PBrahmanna Chowdary ◽  
C Vinay ◽  
VVeerabhadra Rao ◽  
Chandrasekhar Rayala
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
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.

Knowledge of Care Providers Regarding the Oral Health of Visually Impaired Children

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Bhandary ◽  
V Shetty ◽  
AM Hedge ◽  
K Rai
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
General Lack ◽  
Dental Diseases ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Objective: To assess the awareness of care providers of visually impaired children regarding their oral hygiene. Method: A simple pre-structured questionnaire was given to the care providers and the awareness regarding their oral health was assessed. Results: There was a general lack of awareness among the care providers of these children regarding dental diseases and its prevention. Furthermore, the importance of oral hygiene was found to be very low. Conclusion: The results obtained showed that most of the caretakers were unaware of the difficulties faced by these children in the maintenance of their oral health.

Efficacy of a Modified Audio-Tactile Performance Technique with Braille (ATPb) on the Oral Hygiene Status of Visually-Impaired Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Devika J Nair ◽  
Amarshree A Shetty ◽  
Amitha M Hegde
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Performance Technique ◽  
Reinforcement Period ◽  
Oral Hygiene Instructions ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Objective: We assessed the effectiveness of a modified audio-tactile performance (ATP) technique with braille (ATPb) on the oral health statuses of visually-impaired children. Study design: Ninety visually-impaired institutionalized children received oral hygiene instructions using audio (AM), ATP or ATPb techniques. Plaque scores were assessed at baseline and after reinforcement and non-reinforcement periods. Results: In the totally visually-impaired, mean reductions in plaque scores in the ATPb, ATP and AM groups during the reinforcement period were 1.119 ± 0.260, 0.654 ± 0.239 and 0.237 ± 0.255, respectively (p <0.001), worsening to 0.107 ± 0.160, 0.083 ± 0.193 and −0.208 ± 0.267 during the non-reinforcement period (p <0.001), before culminating at 6 months at 1.227 ± 0.261, 0.737 ± 0.317 and 0.029 ± 0.108 (p <0.001). In partially visually-impaired children, reductions during the reinforcement period were 0.934 ± 0.279, 0.762 ± 0.270 and 0.118 ± 0.237, respectively, dropping to 0.176 ± 0.166, 0.083 ± 0.169 and −0.128 ± 0.114 without reinforcement and culminating at 1.109 ± 0.258, 0.845 ± 0.292 and −0.010 ± 0.226 (p <0.001). There were significant inter-group differences during the three periods (p <0.001), except in the ATP and ATPb groups during the non-reinforcement period for totally impaired (p = 0.157) and during reinforcement (p = 0.155) and non-reinforcement (p = 0.051) periods for partially impaired children. Conclusions: All three techniques were successful when reinforced periodically. However, only ATP and ATPb were successful during periods without reinforcement. The modified audio-tactile performance technique with braille (ATPb) was most effective, allowing visually-impaired children to retain oral hygiene information without intervention.

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