PREVALENCE OF DENTAL CARIES OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS IN SOME DISTRICTS OF HA NOI

Vũ Thị Dự, Lê Đình Tùng, Võ Trương Như Ngọc

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Objective: To assess the prevalence of dental caries in visually impaired individuals in some districts of Ha Noi. Subjects and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 151 visually impaired individuals in some district of  Ha Noi. Results and conclusions: In the study, 41.7% of individuals had dental caries. The overall mean number of DMFT was 3.06; mean number of missing teeth was 1.96; and mean number of filled teeth was 0.22.

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