Situación de higiene oral en pacientes con discapacidad visual en el Centro Municipal "4 de Enero" semestre B 2019.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Visual impairment has an impact on oral health in a very severe way and in a physical, psychological and even informative way in this group of visually impaired patients it is difficult to maintain good oral health (3) OBJECTIVE: To determine that oral hygiene in visually impaired patients is associated with deficiencies in oral health. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A type, analytical, descriptive and transversal study was carried out in the municipal centre of 4 January, with 207 persons registered, of which 40 participants in an age range from 7 to 65 years old, these participants were randomly selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. RESULTS: In the study 40 people participated, of which 23 patients were female corresponded to 58% and 17 to male with 43%, the index of plate of Loë and Silness was used, when evaluating the 28 adult patients, none presented code 0, PSR in children only one patient of 8 years female represented 8% and presented code 3, in adults based on the Periodontogram, 57% presented gingivitis, the index CPO/ceo, as much as in children and adults was very high. POC in adults with 13.25 and an oseus for mixed dentition in children with 16.17. The most frequent type of visual disability is severe, representing 40%, predominantly C+ socioeconomic level with 63%. CONCLUSION: Visual impairment is associated with factors that put oral health at risk, such as age, type of visual impairment, socioeconomic level, congenital and systemic diseases, level of knowledge of parents or caregivers, patients with visual impairment are more susceptible to poor oral hygiene.