New Vision for Improving the Oral Health Education of Visually Impaired Children- A Non Randomized Control Trial

Debnath, Arpan; Srivastava, B.K; Shetty, Punith; Eshwar, Shruthi

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2017/26515.10170

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“…57,58,70,71 The 66 included studies were published between 1964 and 2018, and 37 (56.1%) of them were published in the last decade (2008e2018) 1e3, 13,15,16,19e21,27,28, 30,32,33,35,39,40,43,46,51,54,62,65,69e71,73e75,78,82,83,85,89,91,96,98,104,110,111,124 ( Table 1). Most of the studies were conducted in the United States, 7,11,12,26,35,44,47,55e58,61,65,66,70e72,78,84,91,93,95,121 1 in Canada, 8 11 in Europe (i.e., United Kingdom, 50,108,119 Germany, 6 the Netherlands, 13,27,51,83,89 and Greece 69,82 ), 28 in Asian countries (i.e., Iran, 54 Turkey, 1,15,16,30,104,110,111,123,124 India, 20,21,28,39,40,43,46,62,74,75,90,96 Jordan, 2 Pakistan, 85 Japan, 97 Taiwan, 19 and Thailand 3,98 ), a...…”

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“…57 Fourteen studies reported a cutoff criterion for visual acuity. 1,11,13,21,27,28,30,35,47,51,54,75,78,89 Slightly more often, studies reported the degree of visual impairment (e.g., severe visual impairment, legal blindness) or fulfillment of certain criteria for low vision (e.g., the criteria for low vision of the WHO or the ICD criteria). 1,6,16,20,39,40,44,50,56,62,69,75,90,93,96,104,110,111,121 In some cases, authors quantified the number of participants with a certain degree of visual impairment, that is, how many participants had visual impairment and how many participants were blind.…”

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“…For studies focusing on physical performance, interventions included (group-based) training programs, 1,12,16,19,54,69,74,75,82,97,104 provision of information, 56,91 sports camps, 11,71,84 and training in trail-following tasks. 89 For studies focusing on oral health, interventions included oral health education programs 3,20,28,39,96,123 and tooth brushing instructions. 46,62,85,98 Group-based programs 32,33,55,65,66,73 and physical activity programs 30,70,95 were used as interventions in studies focusing on psychological outcomes.…”

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“…40,43 Studies assessing oral health status showed more consistency in outcome measures. Three studies used the Modified Quigley Hein Plaque Index, 39,96,98 adapted by Turesky and colleagues, whereas 6 studies used the Plaque Index 3,20,28,46,62,123 of Loe and Silness. In addition, 3 studies used the Gingival Index 20,98,123 of Loe and Silness, and 1 study used the Gingival Index 96 of Lobene and coworkers.…”

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Interventions to improve functioning, participation, and quality of life in children with visual impairment: a systematic review

Elsman

Baaj

Rens

et al. 2019

Survey of Ophthalmology

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Editors Keywords: visual impairment children rehabilitation review functioning participation a b s t r a c t Visual impairment in childhood often has life-long implications. To aim for the highest levels of functioning, participation, and quality of life and to ensure children's well-being, children should be entitled to the most effective rehabilitation programs. We review evidence for the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions for children with visual impairment to improve skills and behavior, thereby improving participation and quality of life as an ultimate goal. Of the 441 potentially relevant articles identified, 66 studies met our inclusion criteria (i.e., 28 randomized controlled trials, 18 nonrandomized controlled trials, and 20 before-after comparisons). The results suggest that sports camps, prescription and training in the use of low vision devices, and oral hygiene programs might be effective in improving functioning and elements of participation and quality of life in children with visual impairment. Other interventions showed mixed or negative results. The results should be interpreted with caution because of moderate to high risk of bias and suboptimal reporting. Heterogeneity of results and the use of over 50 different outcome measures prevented a meta-analysis. Future studies should focus on promising interventions for which effectiveness is still unclear (e.g., mobility, social skills), with adequately designed methodology.

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Interventions to improve functioning, participation, and quality of life in children with visual impairment: a systematic review

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“…When properly supervised, children with and without visual impairment both develop similar caries prevalence, thus highlighting the role of impairment in disease cycle and importance of supervision in its prevention 27 . Very few studies on visually impaired children have examined the improvement in oral health after educating these children through braille, models or audio aids [28][29][30] . The decrease in plaque scores over follow-up in the present study is in accord with another study 31 , wherein a decrease in mean plaque score from 1.30 AE 0.46 to 0.85 AE 0.40 was achieved over a 9-month period after implementation of an oral health education programme.…”

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Effect of specially designed oral health preventive programme on oral health of visually impaired children: use of audio and tactile aids

Sardana

Goyal

Gauba

et al. 2019

International Dental Journal

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Introduction Contemporary methods of teaching oral hygiene for the removal of dental plaque are not beneficial for visually impaired children, who depend on tactile sensations and hearing for learning. The present study was conducted to educate and motivate visually impaired children to maintain their oral health using specially designed methods that are easy for these children to understand. Additionally, the study evaluated the effectiveness of these methods over a 6‐month period. Methodology The investigation was done on 148 visually impaired children who were residents of two institutes for the visually impaired. The efficacy of a specially designed oral health education programme and two different motivational techniques utilising tactile (Group I: braille + plastic models) or auditory sensations (Group II: audio story + JAWS®, i.e. Job Access With Speech) was evaluated over 6 months based on the children's plaque and gingival scores. Results Significant improvement in mean plaque and gingival scores was evident in both the groups at the 6‐month evaluation, validating the effectiveness of both the programmes. In Group I, the mean plaque score decreased from 1.34 ± 0.29 at baseline to 1.09 ± 0.26 at 3 months, with a further decrease to 1.04 ± 0.31 at 6 months post‐implementation (P < 0.01). The mean plaque score in Group II decreased from 1.24 ± 0.47 at baseline to 1.15 ± 0.15 at 3 months (P = 0.12), and further to 1.10 ± 0.17 at 6 months (P < 0.01) post‐implementation of the educational programme. At baseline, 87.8% of the children in Group I had moderate gingivitis, whereas 52.7% of the children in Group II belonged to the mild category. At the end of 6 months, 52.7% of the children in Group I were in the mild category, and 62.2% children in Group II were in the moderate category. Conclusion Tactile and auditory measures were found to be effective in educating and motivating visually impaired children regarding maintenance of oral hygiene.

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Interventions in improving the oral hygiene of visually impaired individuals: A systematic review

Bhadauria

Gupta

Arora

2021

Health Social Care Comm

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The deteriorated oral hygiene in visually impaired individuals has paved way for the emergence of different interventions for oral health promotion. This systematic review assessed the effectiveness of different interventions in improving the oral hygiene of visually impaired individuals. A search using PubMed, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, Wiley online and Scopus search engines published before September 2020 was carried out. Dental plaque, gingival status, oral hygiene status and improvement in knowledge status were assessed. The systematic review consisted of nine studies fulfilling the eligibility criteria and seven studies after checking for quality of evidence. The interventions significantly improved plaque scores, gingival and oral hygiene status, as well as the knowledge of visually impaired individuals. The combination of two or more interventions was reported to be better in improving oral health when compared with the individual interventional techniques for visually impaired individuals.

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New Vision for Improving the Oral Health Education of Visually Impaired Children- A Non Randomized Control Trial

Cited by 23 publications

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Interventions to improve functioning, participation, and quality of life in children with visual impairment: a systematic review

Interventions to improve functioning, participation, and quality of life in children with visual impairment: a systematic review

Effect of specially designed oral health preventive programme on oral health of visually impaired children: use of audio and tactile aids

Interventions in improving the oral hygiene of visually impaired individuals: A systematic review

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