Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Visual impairment is a decreased ability to see. The present study was conducted to evaluate dental caries pattern in visually impaired children. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted in the department of Pedodontics. It comprised of 280 visually impaired children of both gender. A careful oral examination was done and dmft score was recorded. Results: out of 280 patients, boys were 160 and girls were 120. 60 patients were partial blind and 220 were total blind. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). The mean dmft score in partial blind patients was 2.12 and in total partial patients was 4.39. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that visually impaired children have higher prevalence of dental caries. Key words: Dental caries, dmft, visually impaired