DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2014.v02i11.003

Pages: 742-745

The aim of present study is to evaluate the efficacy of various types of toothbrush grips used to remove dental plaque by visually impaired children. Hundred visually impaired child including boys and girls aged 3-12 years were selected for the study who all are staying at Badhir Vidyalaya Ambamata Udaipur. Children were divided in to three groups according to age: 3-6 years, 7-9 years and 10-12 years. We then investigated the association between grip type and plaque removal, using plaque scores obtained before and after brushing. In result, it is found that he most common grip used was distal oblique with more efficient plaque removal and Precision grip being the least efficient in all age groups. The statistical data was significant with p=0.000 and Mean brushing duration for most children was 2.19 min. Distal oblique grip and less than 2 min duration of brushing has more plaque removal efficacy and there was no significance found in plaque removal among different age group.