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Conference Paper: Effectiveness of giving oral hygiene instructions to visually impaired adults

TitleEffectiveness of giving oral hygiene instructions to visually impaired adults
Authors
KeywordsClinical trials
Gingivitis, Plaque
Preventive dentistry and Toothbrushes
Issue Date2012
PublisherSage Publications, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.com/journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId=Journal201925
Citation
The Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Southeast Asian Division, Hong Kong, China, 3-4 November 2012. In Journal of Dental Research, 2012, v. 91 n. Special Issue C: abstract no. 169547 How to Cite?
AbstractObjectives: To compare the effectiveness of providing conventional (audio/video recorded) oral hygiene instructions (OHI) and that of providing customized OHI to visually impaired adults in Hong Kong in improving their oral hygiene and gingival health status Methods: After obtaining ethical approval, a randomized clinical trial was conducted on visually impaired adults in two social and training centres for the blind. At baseline, the study subjects were interviewed and clinically examined by calibrated examiners using a LED intra-oral light, disposable mirrors, and periodontal probes. The oral hygiene and gingival health status of index teeth were recorded using the Visible Plaque Index (VPI) and the Gingival Bleeding Index (GBI), respectively. They were then randomly allocated into the conventional OHI or the customized OHI group. Instructions on toothbrushing and interdental cleaning were provided. An evaluation clinical examination was conducted 2 weeks later. Results: Forty-two subjects were recruited at baseline and 38 (90.5%) were examined in the evaluation. The mean VPI score of the subjects in the conventional OHI group reduced from 0.238 at the baseline to 0.120 at the evaluation examination (paired t-test, p=0.001). The mean VPI score of the subjects in the customized OHI group reduced from 0.249 at the baseline to 0.107 at the evaluation examination (paired t-test, p<0.001). The amount of reduction in the mean VPI score between the two OHI groups, 0.114 and 0.118, is not statistically significant (two-sample t-test, p>0.05). Similar magnitudes of reduction in GBI scores were also found in the two OHI groups (0.060 vs. 0.058; two-sample t-test, p>0.05). Conclusions: Provision of either conventional OHI or customized OHI to the visually impaired adults in Hong Kong can improve their oral hygiene and gingival health status. There are no significant differences between the short-term effectiveness of providing the above two types of OHI.
DescriptionSession: Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Research
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/182071
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 5.7
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DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorLeung, CHen_US
dc.contributor.authorLo, CWen_US
dc.contributor.authorWong, AHHen_US
dc.contributor.authorLo, ECMen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-17T07:20:46Z-
dc.date.available2013-04-17T07:20:46Z-
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.identifier.citationThe Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Southeast Asian Division, Hong Kong, China, 3-4 November 2012. In Journal of Dental Research, 2012, v. 91 n. Special Issue C: abstract no. 169547en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-0345-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/182071-
dc.descriptionSession: Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Research-
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To compare the effectiveness of providing conventional (audio/video recorded) oral hygiene instructions (OHI) and that of providing customized OHI to visually impaired adults in Hong Kong in improving their oral hygiene and gingival health status Methods: After obtaining ethical approval, a randomized clinical trial was conducted on visually impaired adults in two social and training centres for the blind. At baseline, the study subjects were interviewed and clinically examined by calibrated examiners using a LED intra-oral light, disposable mirrors, and periodontal probes. The oral hygiene and gingival health status of index teeth were recorded using the Visible Plaque Index (VPI) and the Gingival Bleeding Index (GBI), respectively. They were then randomly allocated into the conventional OHI or the customized OHI group. Instructions on toothbrushing and interdental cleaning were provided. An evaluation clinical examination was conducted 2 weeks later. Results: Forty-two subjects were recruited at baseline and 38 (90.5%) were examined in the evaluation. The mean VPI score of the subjects in the conventional OHI group reduced from 0.238 at the baseline to 0.120 at the evaluation examination (paired t-test, p=0.001). The mean VPI score of the subjects in the customized OHI group reduced from 0.249 at the baseline to 0.107 at the evaluation examination (paired t-test, p<0.001). The amount of reduction in the mean VPI score between the two OHI groups, 0.114 and 0.118, is not statistically significant (two-sample t-test, p>0.05). Similar magnitudes of reduction in GBI scores were also found in the two OHI groups (0.060 vs. 0.058; two-sample t-test, p>0.05). Conclusions: Provision of either conventional OHI or customized OHI to the visually impaired adults in Hong Kong can improve their oral hygiene and gingival health status. There are no significant differences between the short-term effectiveness of providing the above two types of OHI.-
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherSage Publications, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.com/journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId=Journal201925-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Dental Researchen_US
dc.rightsJournal of Dental Research. Copyright © Sage Publications, Inc.-
dc.subjectClinical trials-
dc.subjectGingivitis, Plaque-
dc.subjectPreventive dentistry and Toothbrushes-
dc.titleEffectiveness of giving oral hygiene instructions to visually impaired adultsen_US
dc.typeConference_Paperen_US
dc.identifier.emailWong, AHH: ahwong@hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.emailLo, ECM: hrdplcm@hkucc.hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.authorityLo, ECM=rp00015en_US
dc.identifier.hkuros213935en_US
dc.identifier.volume91en_US
dc.identifier.issueSpecial Issue C: abstract no. 169547en_US
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl0022-0345-

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