Effectiveness of visual instruction skit and sign language on oral health status among 5–18-year-old hearing-impaired children in South India: A cluster randomized clinical trial

Background: Literature on the effectiveness of theory-based oral health education on the oral hygiene status of hearing-impaired children is limited. Aim: To determine the effectiveness of a school oral health education intervention on oral hygiene status and oral health-related knowledge among 5–18...

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Main Authors: Vaishnavi Kondepudi, R. V. S. Krishna Kumar, Gomasani Srinivasulu, Punamalli Symon Prasanth
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-10-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_222_24
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author Vaishnavi Kondepudi
R. V. S. Krishna Kumar
Gomasani Srinivasulu
Punamalli Symon Prasanth
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R. V. S. Krishna Kumar
Gomasani Srinivasulu
Punamalli Symon Prasanth
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description Background: Literature on the effectiveness of theory-based oral health education on the oral hygiene status of hearing-impaired children is limited. Aim: To determine the effectiveness of a school oral health education intervention on oral hygiene status and oral health-related knowledge among 5–18-year-old children in Andhra Pradesh, India. Materials and Methods: A cluster randomized clinical trial was conducted among all institutionalized hearing-impaired children and young adults residing in various special care schools in Nellore district. Plaque Control record, gingival index (GI), and Decayed Missed Filled Teeth/ decayed extracted filled teeth and Decayed Missed Filled surfaces/ decayed extracted filled surfaces (DMFT/deft, and DMFS/defs) index were recorded; participants were selected and were randomly allocated to two groups using lottery method with 50 subjects in each group, Group I: sign language and Group II: video skit. Results: In all the age groups, preintervention DMFT and postintervention GI, DMFT, and DMFS were statistically significant in the sign language group and in the video skit group. Postintervention DMFS shows a significant difference. Conclusion: When compared with video instruction skit, sign language shows significant improvement in the oral hygiene status of CHI.
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spelling doaj-art-fa82a73816f3416db6f59edc1c6449092025-08-20T02:13:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry0970-43881998-39052024-10-0142431632110.4103/jisppd.jisppd_222_24Effectiveness of visual instruction skit and sign language on oral health status among 5–18-year-old hearing-impaired children in South India: A cluster randomized clinical trialVaishnavi KondepudiR. V. S. Krishna KumarGomasani SrinivasuluPunamalli Symon PrasanthBackground: Literature on the effectiveness of theory-based oral health education on the oral hygiene status of hearing-impaired children is limited. Aim: To determine the effectiveness of a school oral health education intervention on oral hygiene status and oral health-related knowledge among 5–18-year-old children in Andhra Pradesh, India. Materials and Methods: A cluster randomized clinical trial was conducted among all institutionalized hearing-impaired children and young adults residing in various special care schools in Nellore district. Plaque Control record, gingival index (GI), and Decayed Missed Filled Teeth/ decayed extracted filled teeth and Decayed Missed Filled surfaces/ decayed extracted filled surfaces (DMFT/deft, and DMFS/defs) index were recorded; participants were selected and were randomly allocated to two groups using lottery method with 50 subjects in each group, Group I: sign language and Group II: video skit. Results: In all the age groups, preintervention DMFT and postintervention GI, DMFT, and DMFS were statistically significant in the sign language group and in the video skit group. Postintervention DMFS shows a significant difference. Conclusion: When compared with video instruction skit, sign language shows significant improvement in the oral hygiene status of CHI.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_222_24children with hearing impairmenthealth educationsign language
spellingShingle Vaishnavi Kondepudi
R. V. S. Krishna Kumar
Gomasani Srinivasulu
Punamalli Symon Prasanth
Effectiveness of visual instruction skit and sign language on oral health status among 5–18-year-old hearing-impaired children in South India: A cluster randomized clinical trial
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
children with hearing impairment
health education
sign language
title Effectiveness of visual instruction skit and sign language on oral health status among 5–18-year-old hearing-impaired children in South India: A cluster randomized clinical trial
title_full Effectiveness of visual instruction skit and sign language on oral health status among 5–18-year-old hearing-impaired children in South India: A cluster randomized clinical trial
title_fullStr Effectiveness of visual instruction skit and sign language on oral health status among 5–18-year-old hearing-impaired children in South India: A cluster randomized clinical trial
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of visual instruction skit and sign language on oral health status among 5–18-year-old hearing-impaired children in South India: A cluster randomized clinical trial
title_short Effectiveness of visual instruction skit and sign language on oral health status among 5–18-year-old hearing-impaired children in South India: A cluster randomized clinical trial
title_sort effectiveness of visual instruction skit and sign language on oral health status among 5 18 year old hearing impaired children in south india a cluster randomized clinical trial
topic children with hearing impairment
health education
sign language
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_222_24
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