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18223579

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence of visual impairment is increasing globally and in the United Kingdom due to local and systemic disease, medical advances, and the increasing age of population groups. Despite there being a large number of people resident in the UK with a visual impairment, there is little information available regarding the dental health care and needs of such individuals. As reported in other groups of patients with special needs, many individuals with a visual impairment may only seek oral health care when a problem arises, such as pain. Visual impairment may have a negative effect upon oral hygiene with many blind and partially sighted individuals having worse oral hygiene than sighted peers. This review article was undertaken to examine the literature relating to visual impairment, oral health and dental care. This article will discuss the dental aspects of visual impairment, its implications for obtaining dental care, associated oral conditions and medical complications.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1476-5373
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
204
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
63-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-5-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of visual impairment upon oral health care: a review.
pubmed:affiliation
Oral Medicine and Special Needs, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review