Dental and medical health status and oral health knowledge among visually impaired and sighted female schoolchildren in Riyadh: a comparative study

Abstract Background The impact of visual impairment on oral health in the literature is inconclusive, and the available information on the medical and dental health status of visually impaired children is limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dental and medical health status, and to ass...

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Main Authors: Salwa A. AlSadhan, Asma M. Al-Jobair, Mariam Bafaqeeh, Hanadi Abusharifa, Maram Alagla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-017-0446-6