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- Title
Evaluation of Hygiene Practices and oral Health Condition of Patients with Visual Impairment.
- Authors
Saliba Garbin, Clea Adas; Martins Ortega, Mariana; Ísper Garbin, Artênio José; Adas Saliba, Tânia
- Abstract
The objective was evaluate the oral hygiene practices, the periodontal condition and the edentulism of the person with visual impairment. This is a cross-sectional quantitative study in which the study population was a visually impaired person from an Institute for the blind of a medium-sized municipality. The variables studied were: gender, level and type of visual impairment, frequency of oral brushing and methods used for oral hygiene, periodontal situation and use and need of dental prosthesis. The participants of the study (n = 47), 70.2% were males, with a mean age of 47.2 ± 14.1 years. Regarding toothbrushing, 66.0% stated that they brush their teeth more than twice a day, but dental floss is never used by 51.1% of the interviewees. When comparing the use of dental prosthesis with flossing, a statistically significant difference was found (p = 0.043). The same is observed in relation to the CPI score, in which a statistically significant value (p = 0.000) was found. The correlation coefficient was statistically significant, of moderate strength (r = 0.681) at the intersection of the CPI Score with the Prosthesis Use Score. Although people with visual impairments frequently perform oral hygiene practices, dental hygiene is often out of date due to the lack of flossing. This lag is due to the lack of public policies aimed at this population. This fact reflects negatively on the oral health conditions of these patients, who presented teeth with periodontal problems and a high prevalence of edentulism.
- Subjects
RISK factors of periodontal disease; STATISTICAL correlation; DENTURES; INTERVIEWING; ORAL hygiene; PERIODONTAL disease; PEOPLE with disabilities; RISK assessment; TOOTH care &; hygiene; TOOTH loss; VISION disorders; GOVERNMENT policy; QUANTITATIVE research; DISEASE prevalence; CROSS-sectional method; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Journal of Health Sciences (2447-8938), 2019, Vol 21, Issue 4, p352
- ISSN
2447-8938
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17921/2447-8938.2019v21n4p352-7