Open AccessOral health status and treatment needs of children with sensory deficits in Chennai, India–A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
P Vishnu,
R Mahesh,
Pratyush Kumar,
N Sharna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_809_18
Subject(s) - cross sectional study , oral health , medicine , environmental health , traditional medicine , family medicine , dentistry , pathology
The negligence of oral health combined with barriers in accessing adequate oral care is more commonly encountered in children with sensory deficits. In a developing country like India, there is a severe lacuna in data regarding the oral health status and treatment needs in this group of population. The purpose of this study is to assess the oral health status and treatment needs of children with sensory deficits, using WHO criteria of Basic Oral Health Survey Methods, 1997.