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A new oral health education technique in maintenance of oral health among visually impaired children of Bhubaneswar.

Effectiveness of a novel oral health education technique in maintenance of gingival health and plaque removal efficacy among institutionalized visually impaired children of Bhubaneswar city: a randomized controlled trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/05/008551
Enrollment
100
Registered
2017-05-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NOVEL ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION TECHNIQUE- AUDIO TACTILE PERFORMANCE (ATP): ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION USING AUDIO, TACTILE SENSES AND PERFORMING ON TOOTH MODELS Control Intervention1: TRADITION

Sponsors

Dr Avinash J
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Visually impaired subjects of 10-15 years of age group who give informed consent to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects with any other additional disability or syndrome. 2. Subjects with systemic diseases. 3. Uncooperative subjects. 4. Subjects using any other oral hygiene supplements like mouthwashes. 5. Subjects with a recent history of dental treatment, systemic antibiotics or topical fluoride treatments 3 months prior to baseline. 6. Subjects with prosthesis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Plaque and gingival indicesTimepoint: 0 day, 30 days, 90 days—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Oral health knowledge and practice questionnaireTimepoint: 0 day, 90 days—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Diptajit Das

Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences

diptajit.das@gmail.com9836811622

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 4, 2026