ArticleBMC oral health2017
Dental and medical health status and oral health knowledge among visually impaired and sighted female schoolchildren in Riyadh: a comparative study.
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- Investigation of dental health and salivary microbiota characteristics of children with visual impairment in Guangzhou, China.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Oral Health Status and Oral Health-Related Behaviours of Hong Kong Students with Vision Impairment.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Oral Health Status, Oral Health Behaviors, and Oral Health Care Utilization among Persons with Disabilities in Saudi Arabia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Dental management of patients with sensory impairments.British dental journal · 2022Article
- Oral health in visually impaired patients: a literature review.Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2022Review
- Toothache, tooth brushing frequency and dental check-ups in children and adolescents with and without disabilities.Journal of health monitoring · 2022Article
- Oral Health Status and Related Factors in Children with Visual Impairment Aged 7-11 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in dentistry · 2022Article
- Parenting styles and preschool children's behaviour in a Saudi Arabian postgraduate dental setting.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2021Article
- Perception of oral health and medical conditions as possible predictors of oral health status in visually impaired adolescents: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2021Article
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- Effect of specially designed oral health preventive programme on oral health of visually impaired children: use of audio and tactile aids.International dental journal · 2019Article
- Perceived Oral Health Status, Oral Health Behavior, and Care Utilization in Students With Visual Impairments: A Parental Perspective.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe impact of visual impairment on oral health in the literature is inconclusive, and the available information on the medical and dental health status of visually impaired children is limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dental and medical health status, and to assess the oral health knowledge of visually impaired girls aged 6-12 years, and compare them to that of sighted children.
methodsThis analytical cross-sectional study was carried out on 79 visually impaired and 83 age-matched sighted female primary school children. The children's demographic data, medical history, and dental history were obtained through a validated questionnaire. The study population was examined to evaluate their dental caries status using the Decayed Missing Filled Teeth/Surface indices DMFT/DMFS/ and dmft/dmfs for permanent and primary teeth, respectively. Oral hygiene index (OHI), Plaque index (PI) and gingival index (GI) were obtained for periodontal evaluation. Pearson's Chi-square test and t-test were used for the statistical analyses.
resultsThe general health for both groups was found to be good; however, 21.5% of the visually impaired children had systemic diseases compared with only 4.8% of the sighted children (P = 0.002). Statistically significant differences (P < 0.001) were found between the two groups with regards to OHI. Among the sighted children, 49.4% had good oral hygiene compared with only 22.8% of the visually impaired group. The plaque accumulation was found to be greater among the visually impaired group and gingivitis was also higher. The DMFS score was found to be higher (P = 0.03) among the visually impaired group.
conclusionsThe visually impaired children had more medical conditions and poorer oral health status compared to their sighted peers.
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