Alyami Yagoub, Alamri Rakan N, Abdulsamad Mohammad A, Alsharabi Omar H, Hakami Muath M, Alsheekh Majdi A, Zamka Hany O, Alhijaili Mohammed A, Alharbi Khalid A, Abulaban Rotana M
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vision Colleges for Dentistry and Nursing, Jeddah, SAU.
Dental Intern, Vision Colleges for Dentistry and Nursing, Jeddah, SAU.
Cureus. 2022 Mar 17;14(3):e23277. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23277. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Hearing- and speech-impaired people form a significant part of society. Literature reveals that these people have compromised oral health conditions as compared to people with decreased levels of oral health alertness and communication barriers. The aim of the study was to assess the oral health status in hearing- and speech-impaired children in Jeddah city.
One hundred sixteen children aged five to 16 years of either gender with hearing and speech impairment were selected. Parameters recorded were dental caries, gingival diseases, and malocclusion. The fluorosis status was also recorded.
The total number of children in the age group five to seven years was 16, eight to 10 years was 25, 11 to 13 years was 30 and 14 to 16 years was 45. Of the 116 children, there were 60 males and 56 females. Among the 116 children, 25 had decayed, 12 had missing and 30 had filled teeth. Malocclusion was found to be class II div I in 20, class II div II in 11, class III in five, spacing in 17, and rotation in 10. It was found that 32 had mild fluorosis and 74 had gingivitis. Method of communication was sign language in 62%, lip-reading in 20% and hearing aids in 18% of the population.
Special care needs to be taken in children with hearing and speech disabilities together with poor oral hygiene status. A careful oral examination is needed in these children.
听力和言语障碍者是社会的重要组成部分。文献表明，与口腔健康警觉性降低和存在沟通障碍的人群相比，这些人的口腔健康状况较差。本研究的目的是评估吉达市听力和言语障碍儿童的口腔健康状况。
选取116名年龄在5至16岁之间、患有听力和言语障碍的儿童，无论性别。记录的参数包括龋齿、牙龈疾病和错牙合畸形。还记录了氟中毒情况。
5至7岁年龄组的儿童总数为16名，8至10岁为25名，11至13岁为30名，14至16岁为45名。在这116名儿童中，男性60名，女性56名。在这116名儿童中，25颗牙齿有龋坏，12颗缺失，30颗已充填。发现20例为安氏II类1分类错牙合畸形，11例为安氏II类2分类错牙合畸形,5例为安氏III类错牙合畸形,17例有牙间隙，10例有牙齿扭转。发现32例有轻度氟中毒，74例有牙龈炎。62%的人群采用手语交流，20%采用唇读，18%使用助听器。
对于听力和言语残疾且口腔卫生状况较差的儿童，需要给予特别护理。这些儿童需要进行仔细的口腔检查。
