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Oral health status among children with impaired hearing in Sumawa city, Iraq | ||
| Journal of baghdad college of dentistry | ||
| Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 115-118 | ||
| Author | ||
| Raya R. Al-Dafaai | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACTBackground: Deafness or hearing impairment is the loss of auditory function that will lead to social and psychologicaldisturbances. This study was conducted to determine the oral health status of children with impaired hearingattending special institute for deaf and mute in Sumawa city at south region of Iraq.Materials and methods: In the present study (42) children with impaired hearing (26 boys, 16 girls) were examined inAl-Amal institute of Sumawa city in the south region of Iraq for deaf and mute children. The same number of children,matching the age and the gender of deaf children, were chosen from school students in the same geographicalarea. Caries severity, plaque, gingival and calculus indices were used for recording oral health status.Results: This study revealed statistically no significant differences between children with impaired and normal hearingin mean values of all variables.Conclusion: Caries severity and oral cleanliness may not be greatly affected with hearing disability.Key words: deafness, impaired hearing, oral health. (J Bagh Coll Dentistry 2010;22(3):115-118). | ||
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