Open AccessImpact of visual instruction on oral hygiene status of children with hearing impairment
Author(s) -
V Sandeep,
C Vinay,
V Madhuri,
Veerabhadra V Rao,
KS Uloopi,
R. Chandra Sekhar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.127053
Subject(s) - oral hygiene , medicine , dentistry , oral health
Children with hearing impairment (CHI) have poor oral health and extensive unmet treatment needs. This could be attributed to their inability to cooperate with dental treatment and lack of oral health awareness due to communication barriers.