Oral health in visually impaired patients: a literature review

Introduction: Even though oral diseases are highly prevalent in people with visual impairment (VI) and this population faces access barriers to dental services and is exposed to risk factors that increase their vulnerability, the existing literature on oral health in this population is scarce. Objec...

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Autores principales: Potes Gallego, Maria Paula, Ríos Herrera, Natalia, Romero López, Sandra Patricia, García Restrepo, Hernán Darío, Takada Pulgarín, Yoko, Agudelo Ramírez, Alexandra
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología 2022
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oral higiene
dental care
education of visually disabled
disabled persons
salud bucal
higiene bucal
atención odontológica
educación de personas con discapacidad visual
personas con discapacidad
saúde bucal
higiene bucal
assistência odontológica
educação de pessoas com deficiência visual
pessoas com deficiência
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oral higiene
dental care
education of visually disabled
disabled persons
salud bucal
higiene bucal
atención odontológica
educación de personas con discapacidad visual
personas con discapacidad
saúde bucal
higiene bucal
assistência odontológica
educação de pessoas com deficiência visual
pessoas com deficiência
Potes Gallego, Maria Paula
Ríos Herrera, Natalia
Romero López, Sandra Patricia
García Restrepo, Hernán Darío
Takada Pulgarín, Yoko
Agudelo Ramírez, Alexandra
Oral health in visually impaired patients: a literature review
topic_facet oral health
oral higiene
dental care
education of visually disabled
disabled persons
salud bucal
higiene bucal
atención odontológica
educación de personas con discapacidad visual
personas con discapacidad
saúde bucal
higiene bucal
assistência odontológica
educação de pessoas com deficiência visual
pessoas com deficiência
author Potes Gallego, Maria Paula
Ríos Herrera, Natalia
Romero López, Sandra Patricia
García Restrepo, Hernán Darío
Takada Pulgarín, Yoko
Agudelo Ramírez, Alexandra
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Ríos Herrera, Natalia
Romero López, Sandra Patricia
García Restrepo, Hernán Darío
Takada Pulgarín, Yoko
Agudelo Ramírez, Alexandra
author_sort Potes Gallego, Maria Paula
title Oral health in visually impaired patients: a literature review
title_short Oral health in visually impaired patients: a literature review
title_full Oral health in visually impaired patients: a literature review
title_fullStr Oral health in visually impaired patients: a literature review
title_full_unstemmed Oral health in visually impaired patients: a literature review
title_sort oral health in visually impaired patients: a literature review
description Introduction: Even though oral diseases are highly prevalent in people with visual impairment (VI) and this population faces access barriers to dental services and is exposed to risk factors that increase their vulnerability, the existing literature on oral health in this population is scarce. Objective: To conduct a literature review in order to describe studies on oral health in persons with VI and provide health care professionals who treat and educate these patients with relevant information. Methods: This is a literature review with a descriptive approach. A total of 26 original articles were included. The selected studies were published in the last six years (2014-March 2020) in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. The search was conducted in the Virtual Health Library, SciELO, PubMed, Scopus, and Clinical Key databases. Keywords combined with Boolean operators "AND" and "OR" were used. Results: Few studies address the use of dental services by people with VI. There is evidence of poor levels of knowledge on oral health and related practices, which increases vulnerability to risk factors for developing diseases compared to the general population. Caries and periodontal disease are reported as the most prevalent oral diseases. Health promotion and education intervention should involve parents, caregivers, and guardians to increase the success rate. Conclusions: People with VI may develop oral diseases easily; therefore, they require dental care and health promotion interventions adapted to their needs.
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spelling I10-R327-article-352652022-09-29T15:08:29Z Oral health in visually impaired patients: a literature review Salud bucal en la población con discapacidad visual: revisión de literatura Saúde oral na população com deficiência visual: revisão da literatura Potes Gallego, Maria Paula Ríos Herrera, Natalia Romero López, Sandra Patricia García Restrepo, Hernán Darío Takada Pulgarín, Yoko Agudelo Ramírez, Alexandra oral health oral higiene dental care education of visually disabled disabled persons salud bucal higiene bucal atención odontológica educación de personas con discapacidad visual personas con discapacidad saúde bucal higiene bucal assistência odontológica educação de pessoas com deficiência visual pessoas com deficiência Introduction: Even though oral diseases are highly prevalent in people with visual impairment (VI) and this population faces access barriers to dental services and is exposed to risk factors that increase their vulnerability, the existing literature on oral health in this population is scarce. Objective: To conduct a literature review in order to describe studies on oral health in persons with VI and provide health care professionals who treat and educate these patients with relevant information. Methods: This is a literature review with a descriptive approach. A total of 26 original articles were included. The selected studies were published in the last six years (2014-March 2020) in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. The search was conducted in the Virtual Health Library, SciELO, PubMed, Scopus, and Clinical Key databases. Keywords combined with Boolean operators "AND" and "OR" were used. Results: Few studies address the use of dental services by people with VI. There is evidence of poor levels of knowledge on oral health and related practices, which increases vulnerability to risk factors for developing diseases compared to the general population. Caries and periodontal disease are reported as the most prevalent oral diseases. Health promotion and education intervention should involve parents, caregivers, and guardians to increase the success rate. Conclusions: People with VI may develop oral diseases easily; therefore, they require dental care and health promotion interventions adapted to their needs. Introducción: la literatura publicada relacionada con la salud bucal de las personas con discapacidad visual (DV) es escasa, esta población presenta barreras para el acceso a servicios odontológicos, tiene alta prevalencia de enfermedades bucodentales y está expuesta a factores de riesgo que aumentan su vulnerabilidad. Objetivo: realizar una revisión de la literatura científica para describir los estudios que abordan la salud bucal en personas con DV que sirva como insumo a los profesionales de la salud que atienden y educan a esta población. Métodos: revisión bibliográfica con enfoque descriptivo, se incluyeron 26 artículos originales. Los estudiosseleccionados fueron publicados en los últimos seis años (2014-2020 marzo) en inglés, portugués y español. Las bases de datos usadas fueron Biblioteca Virtual en Salud, SciELO, PubMed, Scopus y Clinical Key. Se usaron palabras clave combinadas con operadores booleanos “AND” y “OR”. Resultados: existen pocos estudios sobre la asistencia de las personas con DV a los servicios odontológicos. Se evidencian deficientes niveles de conocimientos y prácticas en salud bucal, lo que aumenta la vulnerabilidad frente a factores de riesgo para adquirir patologías en comparación con la población en general. La caries y enfermedad periodontal se reportan como las patologías bucales más prevalentes. En las intervenciones en promoción y educación para la salud se recomienda involucrar a padres, cuidadores y tutores para aumentar la tasa de éxito. Conclusiones: las personas con DV adquieren con facilidad patologías bucales, por lo tanto requieren atención odontológica e intervenciones de promoción de la salud adaptadas a sus necesidades. Introdução: a literatura publicada relacionada à saúde bucal de pessoas com deficiência visual (DV) é escassa, essa população apresenta barreiras de acesso a serviços odontológicos, tem alta prevalência de doenças bucais e está exposta a fatores de risco que aumentam sua vulnerabilidade.      Objetivo: realizar uma revisão da literatura científica para descrever os estudos que abordam a saúde bucal em pessoas com DV para servir de insumo aos profissionais da saúde que cuidam e educam essa população.    Métodos: revisão bibliográfica com abordagem descritiva, foram incluídos 26 artigos originais. Os estudos selecionados foram publicados nos últimos seis anos (março de 2014-2020) nos idiomas inglês, português e espanhol. As bases de dados utilizadas foram a Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, SciELO, PubMed, Scopus e Clinical Key. Palavras-chave foram usadas combinadas com operadores booleanos "AND" e "OR".          Resultados: existem poucos estudos sobre o atendimento de pessoas com DV aos serviços odontológicos. Existem baixos níveis de conhecimento e práticas em saúde bucal, o que aumenta a vulnerabilidade aos fatores de risco para aquisição de patologias em relação à população em geral. A cárie e a doença periodontal são relatadas como as doenças bucais mais prevalentes. Intervenções na promoção e educação para a saúde são recomendadas para envolver os pais, cuidadores e responsáveis para aumentar a taxa de sucesso.            Conclusões: as pessoas com DV adquirem facilmente patologias bucais, necessitando de cuidados odontológicos e intervenções de promoção da saúde adequadas às suas necessidades. Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología 2022-09-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion descriptive review Revisión descriptiva revisão descritiva application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/35265 10.31053/1853.0605.v79.n3.35265 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba.; Vol. 79 No. 3 (2022); 272-276 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba; Vol. 79 Núm. 3 (2022); 272-276 Revista da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Córdoba; v. 79 n. 3 (2022); 272-276 1853-0605 0014-6722 10.31053/1853.0605.v79.n3 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/35265/38799 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/35265/38840 Derechos de autor 2022 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0