title: [A survey of dental-periodontal pathology in a sample of blind adult subjects].
abstract: The authors, after a short inquiry into the Italian epidemiological reality of blind subjects, explain the results of a study made on a sample of 105 blind adults (average age: 60.3 years) in order to check their oral health conditions. In particular, they have pointed out the DMFT index, the average number of permanent teeth present, the OHI-S index in its two components ID and IC, the CPITN index. The results of this study point is a high DMFT index, mainly owing to teeth extracted for periodontal disease. A high OHI-S index and the prevalence of the codes 2 e 3 of the CPITN index direct the therapeutical choice towards a professional oral hygiene and oral preventive protocols adequate to their sensorial deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Scuola di Specializzazione in Ortognatodonzia, Università degli Studi di Milano.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Campisi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cumbo
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004245:DMF Index; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010512:Periodontal Index; D017678:Sex Distribution
vernacular_title: Rilevamento della patologia dento-parodontale in un campione di soggetti adulti non vedenti.