July 1, 2025Special Care in Dentistry

Effect of Customized Oral Health Awareness Program on Knowledge and Practice of Oral Hygiene Maintenance Among Institutionalized Visually Impaired Individuals of Lucknow: A Cluster Randomized Study

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Significant improvements in oral health knowledge and practices were observed post-intervention, especially in the Audio + Braille group.
Knowledge gains ranged from 26% to 100%, and the clinical outcomes showed marked decreases in Debris Index and Gingival Index.
This was a cluster randomized controlled trial involving 165 visually impaired participants across two institutions in Lucknow.
Findings emphasize the potential for multisensory education to support better oral health in visually impaired populations.

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Cluster randomized trial improved oral health knowledge and practices in visually impaired individuals, indicating sensory-adapted methods enhance health education effectiveness.

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Kanoujia et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af76b97567bf4f94fefbdf https://doi.org/10.1111/scd.70080

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Cluster randomized trial improved oral health knowledge and practices in visually impaired individuals, indicating sensory-adapted methods enhance health education effectiveness.

Effect of Customized Oral Health Awareness Program on Knowledge and Practice of Oral Hygiene Maintenance Among Institutionalized Visually Impaired Individuals of Lucknow: A Cluster Randomized Study

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Effect of Customized Oral Health Awareness Program on Knowledge and Practice of Oral Hygiene Maintenance Among Institutionalized Visually Impaired Individuals of Lucknow: A Cluster Randomized Study

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Cite This Study

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