ORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND PRACTICES IN PATIENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT- LITERATURE REVIEW

• Autor(a) principal: Felizardo, klissia Romero
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Bufeti, Camila da Silva, Oliveira, Karla Milena, Lopes, Murilo Baena
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/504
• topic: Educação em Saúde; Educação em saúde bucal; Atenção à saúde; Cárie dentária; Cegueira; Pessoas com deficiência visual; Special education; Oral health education; Health care; Dental caries; Blindness; Visually impaired people; Educación especial; Educación para la salud bucodental; Atención sanitaria; Caries dental; Ceguera; Personas con discapacidad visual

The literature shows that many visually impaired people do not receive adequate guidance on hygiene techniques and this is a worrying fact, since these patients often need special help to learn how to use a toothbrush and floss. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health status and practices of visually impaired patients by means of a literature review. A bibliographic review of the literature was carried out in the PubMed Central, Virtual Health Library (VHL), Scopus and Google Scholar databases, using descriptors specific to health education strategies for visually impaired patients, as well as the oral conditions of these patients, with no publication date limit. All articles published in English, Spanish or Portuguese were selected. Out of a total of 80 articles, 5 were eliminated for repetition, 10 for their title and abstract. Of the remaining 65, 15 were excluded because they did not address the data against the inclusion criteria. Thus, 50 articles were selected to form part of this review. Based on the review presented, we can conclude that many visually impaired people do not receive adequate guidance on hygiene techniques and the difficulties in learning and maintaining oral hygiene for these individuals may be associated mainly with a lack of adequate stimulation.