Open AccessEffectiveness of braille and audio-tactile performance technique for improving oral hygiene status of visually impaired adolescents
Author(s) -
Sushmita Deshpande,
Ladusingh Rajpurohit,
Vivian Varghese Kokka
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_149_17
Subject(s) - medicine , braille , visually impaired , comprehension , oral hygiene , analysis of variance , oral health , hygiene , significant difference , randomized controlled trial , dentistry , audiology , optometry , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , computer science , operating system
Visually impaired people encounter numerous challenges in their daily life which makes it a cumbersome task to pay special attention to oral health needs. Furthermore, there is little knowledge about oral health practices among caretakers and visually impaired individuals, due to which oral health is often neglected when compared to the general health. Hence, there was a need to educate visually challenged individuals about oral hygiene practices in a customized format so that the comprehension of brushing techniques could be conveyed at its best.