Sharififard Nasrin, Sargeran Katayoun, Katayoun Katayoun
Research Center for Caries Prevention, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Front Dent. 2022 Apr 5;19:13. doi: 10.18502/fid.v19i13.9216. eCollection 2022.
We aimed to investigate oral health, oral hygiene, and associated factors in children with visual impairment aged 7-11 years.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 47 children with visual impairment aged 7-11 years who were selected from all three schools available for visually impaired children in Tehran in December 2018. Questions regarding age, gender, status of visual impairment, level of education of the parents, self-reported dental and gingival health, oral health, and dietary habits were asked face-to-face using the World Health Organization oral health questionnaire for children. The decayed, missing, and filled teeth index for both primary (dmft) and permanent (DMFT) dentitions was determined by clinical examination. Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S), and bleeding on probing (BOP) were also assessed. Linear and logistic regression tests were used for statistical analysis.
Over 70% of the children were satisfied with their dental and gingival health. Daily brushing was reported by 70.2%. Over half of the children reported daily consumption of fruits and jam/honey. The mean dmft and DMFT scores were 2.85±3.21 and 0.81±1.15, respectively. The mean OHI-S was 2.09±0.58. Also, 57.4% and 34% of the children had unrestored caries in their primary and permanent teeth, respectively. BOP was seen in 78.7% of the children. A significant correlation was observed between toothache in the past 12 months and dmft score (P<0.003). Daily tooth brushing was inversely correlated with OHI-S index (P=0.02).
The results highlight an urgent need for implementation of oral health programs for visually impaired children.
我们旨在调查7至11岁视力障碍儿童的口腔健康、口腔卫生及相关因素。
本横断面研究于2018年12月对47名7至11岁的视力障碍儿童进行，这些儿童选自德黑兰所有三所面向视力障碍儿童的学校。使用世界卫生组织儿童口腔健康问卷，面对面询问有关年龄、性别、视力障碍状况、父母教育程度、自我报告的牙齿和牙龈健康、口腔健康及饮食习惯的问题。通过临床检查确定乳牙（dmft）和恒牙（DMFT）的龋失补牙指数。还评估了简化口腔卫生指数（OHI-S）和探诊出血（BOP）情况。采用线性和逻辑回归检验进行统计分析。
超过70%的儿童对其牙齿和牙龈健康感到满意。报告每日刷牙的儿童占70.2%。超过一半的儿童报告每日食用水果和果酱/蜂蜜。乳牙和恒牙的平均dmft和DMFT得分分别为2.85±3.21和0.81±1.15。平均OHI-S为2.09±0.58。此外，分别有57.4%和34%的儿童乳牙和恒牙有未经修复的龋齿。78.7%的儿童有探诊出血情况。观察到过去12个月内的牙痛与dmft得分之间存在显著相关性（P<0.003）。每日刷牙与OHI-S指数呈负相关（P=0.02）。
结果突出表明迫切需要为视力障碍儿童实施口腔健康项目。
