title: Effectiveness of oral hygiene instruction media on periodontal health among hearing impaired children.
abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of oral hygiene instruction media on periodontal health in hearing impaired children over a period of three months. The study was carried out among 66 hearing impaired children (aged 6-10 years). The children were randomly divided into 4 groups by oral hygiene instruction media type: video presentation group, illustrated book group, both video presentation and illustrated book group, and control group. The gingival index (GI), gingival bleeding index (BI), and plaque index (PI) were recorded at baseline and at 3 months follow-up. After three months, there was a significant reduction from baseline in the mean values for GI, BI, and PI in all groups including the control group (p < 0.001). Further studies to determine what factors resulted in this reduction are accessary.
authors: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. malee.aru@mahidol.ac.th
authors: Malee
authors: M
authors: Arunakul
authors: Yosvimol
authors: Y
authors: Kuphasuk
authors: Romcharee
authors: R
authors: Boonyathanasit
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000193:education*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities