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Table 2 Comparison of mean scores of oral hygiene, plaque and gingival status among visually impaired and sighted children

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

Index

Visually impaired

(n = 79)

Sighted

(n = 83)

P-value*

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

OHI

2.04(0.64)

2.41(0.64)

0.001

PI

1.72 (0.59)

1.32 (0.52)

< 0.0001

GI

1.35 (0.56)

1.06 (0.25)

0.001

  1. OHI Oral hygiene index, PI Plaque index, GI Gingival index, SD Standard deviation
  2. *P-value for t-test
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