Effect of oral health education by audio aids, Braille &amp; tactile models on the oral health status of visually impaired children of Bhopal city

Gautam, Anjali; Bhambal, Ajay; Moghe, Swapnil

doi:10.1016/j.jobcr.2017.03.002

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“…The study showed a reduction in the mean plaque and gingival scores at various time intervals in all the 3 groups as compared to the baseline. Similar results were also obtained in the study conducted by Chowdary et al 22 Gautam et al 23 and Deshpande et al 10 The highest percentage of reduction in plaque and gingival scores was observed in Group III (ATP + Braille) because apart from the tactile demonstration, Braille text was also included for a better recollection of the learned information.…”

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Effectiveness of different oral health education interventions in visually impaired school children

Tiwari

Ankola

Jalihal

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Special Care in Dentistry

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Aim To assess the oral hygiene status, knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) in visually impaired children before and after imparting 3 different modes of oral health education. Methodology and results The present study was a nonrandomized interventional study conducted among visually impaired school children. Ninety visually impaired children aged 12–15 years were selected by lottery method and divided into 3 groups (30 children each). Group 1: ATP (audio, tactile, performance technique), Group 2: Braille, and Group 3: ATP + Braille. Twenty‐item verbal questionnaire was developed to record their knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) regarding oral hygiene before and after imparting oral health education. The oral hygiene status was recorded and compared using plaque and gingival index after 21‐day, 1‐, 6‐, and 9‐month interval. ANOVA, Tukey's post hoc, repeated measures ANOVA, and McNemar test were used. Group 3 showed highest percentage of reduction in plaque (55%) and gingival (52%) scores when compared with Group 1 and Group 2. Conclusion The combination of ATP (audio, tactile, and performance technique) and Braille is an effective way to improve oral hygiene status in visually impaired children. The KAP among these children also improved significantly after imparting oral health education.

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“…Similar results were also obtained in the study conducted by Chowdary et al . Gautam et al . and Deshpande et al .…”

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confidence: 89%

Effectiveness of different oral health education interventions in visually impaired school children

Tiwari

Ankola

Jalihal

et al. 2019

Special Care in Dentistry

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“…39 This was similar to our study where frequency of brushing increased and plaque index scored decreased, indicating improvement in oral hygiene after implementation of oral health educational program. Similar results were observed in the study conducted by Gautam et al 40 and Chowdhary et al 14 Oral health educational programs based on an information persuasion strategy as according to a communicationbehavior change model 41 have a positive influence on individuals' knowledge and attitudes. The change in behavior of children was also observed in the present study where the number of children brushing twice daily increased to 60 (55.04%) after implementation of oral health educational program as compared to baseline at which only 36 (30%) children were brushing their teeth two or more times a day.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…This was similar to our study where frequency of brushing increased and plaque index scored decreased, indicating improvement in oral hygiene after implementation of oral health educational program. Similar results were observed in the study conducted by Gautam et al and Chowdhary et al…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessment of Oral Health Educational Program on oral health status of visually impaired children in New Delhi

Aggarwal

Goswami

Dhillon

2019

Special Care in Dentistry

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Aim The present study was conducted with the aim to assess the effectiveness of Oral Health Education programme on Oral Health Status of visually impaired children in New Delhi. A specially designed oral health educational programme consisting of audio aid, Braille booklet and individualized training was implemented to educate and motivate visually impaired children for maintaining their oral health. Methods and results A total sample size of 120 children in the age group of 5–15 years was selected and questionnaire based on WHO criteria 2013 was administrated. In oral examination caries status using DMFT/S and dmft/s and oral hygiene status using plaque index given by Sillness and Loe was evaluated at the baseline and re‐evaluated after nine months. Oral Health Educational Programme was implemented and reinforced every month for nine months. Results showed that at the end of nine months 55.04% children started brushing twice daily as compared to 30% children at baseline. There was a statiscally significant decrease (0.1887±0.332) in plaque index scores at the end of nine months. Conclusion It was concluded that Oral Health Educational Programme was effective in improving the oral hygiene status among visually impaired children.

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“…The importance of positive support to improve the oral health is demonstrated by Hebbal and Ankola [23]. They point out that children can maintain an acceptable level of oral hygiene when trained by special methods [23], Braille instructions and in combination with audio tactile methods [24][25][26][27].…”

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Oral hygiene education of special needs children. Part 2: visually impaired children

Doichinova

Gateva

Hristov

2019

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The purpose of this study was to implement an educational programme for oral hygiene for visually impaired children. It involved 30 children with total blindness aged 7-14 years: 13 boys and 17 girls. For their training, specially designed training materials were made, including magnified gypsum teeth models with and without cavities resembling carious lesions, Braille instructions for oral hygiene and embossed images printed out on special microcapsule paper presenting the sequence of the toothbrushing movements. To facilitate the maintenance of oral hygiene at home, a special CD with children's favourite music was made, divided into fragments by a bell ring that indicates the time to change the area to be toothbrushed. The music meets the time required to clean all the tooth surfaces for three minutes. The oral hygiene level was assessed using the Greene and Vermillion-Simplified Oral Hygiene Index. The approved one-year oral hygiene educational programme showed a significant improvement in the oral hygiene habits of the visually impaired children. There was a slow improvement in the oral hygiene levels in the first month. The trend continued until the end of the one-year period, the results obtained being statistically significant compared to the baseline. The motivation and education of visually impaired children with Braille instructions and magnified tooth models were essential to improve the oral hygiene status.

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Effect of oral health education by audio aids, Braille & tactile models on the oral health status of visually impaired children of Bhopal city

Abstract: The study depicts that the combination of audio, Braille & tactile models is an effective way to provide oral health education & improve Oral health status of visually impaired children.

Cited by 26 publications

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Effectiveness of different oral health education interventions in visually impaired school children

Effectiveness of different oral health education interventions in visually impaired school children

Assessment of Oral Health Educational Program on oral health status of visually impaired children in New Delhi

Oral hygiene education of special needs children. Part 2: visually impaired children

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