Dwivedi Rahul, Gupta Pooja, Jana Soumyakanti, Tiwari Rishi Kumar, Verma Reetika, Singh Nitin, Gupta Preeti
Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Chandra Dental College and Hospital, Safedabad, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Private Practitioner, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Karnataka, India.
J Educ Health Promot. 2024 Apr 29;13:129. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_641_23. eCollection 2024.
The maintenance of oral hygiene and subsequent health related issues in visually handicapped children is a challenging task. Hence, tools must be used to ensure good oral health in these children. The study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of preventive programs on oral health using specialized audio and tactile aids in visually impaired school children.
100 visually handicapped children were selected for the study. They were divided into two groups: Group A (Training using Braille) and Group B (training by means of audio aids). Children were trained using appropriate tools and oral health was assessed using Plaque and Gingival bleeding indices.
Independent 'T-test' was used for comparing mean ± SD values.
Statistically significant improvements in both plaque and gingival bleeding indices were obtained on follow-up observations at 3 and 6 months.
The use of specialized tactile and audio tools significantly improved the oral health status of visually impaired school children.
对视障儿童而言，维持口腔卫生以及处理后续与健康相关的问题是一项具有挑战性的任务。因此，必须使用工具来确保这些儿童的口腔健康。本研究旨在分析使用专门的音频和触觉辅助工具的预防方案对视障学童口腔健康的有效性。
选取100名视障儿童作为研究对象。他们被分为两组：A组（使用盲文进行训练）和B组（通过音频辅助工具进行训练）。使用适当的工具对儿童进行训练，并使用菌斑和牙龈出血指数评估口腔健康状况。
采用独立样本“T检验”比较均值±标准差。
在3个月和6个月的随访观察中，菌斑和牙龈出血指数均有统计学意义上的显著改善。
使用专门的触觉和音频工具显著改善了视障学童的口腔健康状况。
