Abstract :
A dental check-up was held at a special co- education school of deaf and dumb in Kolkata to find out whether impaired body function has any effect in their oral health status.First day, primary section and next day secondary section participated. Total one hundred and nine residential subjects were examined. All of them had profound (>90%) deafness. Age of the students was from 6 to 25- including both primary and secondary sections. A complete oral health status including orthodontic status was examined. Basic dental instruments- mouth mirror, explorer, cotton forceps, check retractor were used
Prior permission was taken from school authority and consent was taken from all the subjects before the examination.
Keyword :
Deaf and dumb, speechlessness, anterior crowding, DMFT status, Periodontitis