Open AccessNew vision for improving oral hygiene status of visually impaired students aged from 9 to 17 years
Author(s) -
Kompal Gautam,
A Rizwan Ali,
Divya Agrawal,
Aparna Choudhary,
Arpana Shekhawat,
Rashi L Jain
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_854_20
Subject(s) - medicine , visually impaired , braille , oral hygiene , hygiene , significant difference , oral health , psychological intervention , analysis of variance , dentistry , randomized controlled trial , optometry , pathology , nursing , computer science , operating system
Visually impaired patients are at a higher risk of developing periodontal disease because of greater difficulty in attaining good oral hygiene. This study aims to assess and compare the oral hygiene status of visually impaired students before and after oral health education interventions using special customized methods.