Evaluación de la condición oral en personas con discapacidad visual de la escuela taller para ciegos de Bucaramanga

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the prevalence of caries and periodontal disease according to visually impaired persons working in the school workshop for the blind in Bucaramanga, in the second half of 2018. Methodology: an analytical observational cross-sectional study was conducted to analyze the prevalence of caries and periodontal disease compared to the degree of visual impairment present in each individual evaluated in this population. one survey instrument type, ICDAS and Periodontal (adults) table was used for data collection. Results: 25 people, 11 children with an average age of 10.9 years [SD 2.6] and 14 adults with an average age of 33.7 years [17.4] that met the selection criteria set were evaluated. To determine the prevalence of caries in the ICDAS under examination, in which it was found that 90% were caries (who are blindness) and periodontal examination thereof showed 45.5% periodontal disease condition being mostly taken into account of blindness low vision, while adults test results ICDAS 92.9% of the participants had cavities designated 53.9% 46.1% blind and low vision. With respect to periodontal disease 85.7% had periodontal alterations with equal values for people with blindness and low vision, only 14.3% had no periodontal disease, in which case all had total blindness. Conclusion: Through this research showed that presenting a visual impairment interferes with proper oral hygiene.