TY - JOUR A1 - Kamatchi, J.K.R. A1 - Joseph, J A1 - Krishnan, A.C.G. T1 - Oral hygiene and periodontal status in a group of institutionalized hearing impaired individuals in Pondicherry - A descriptive study Y1 - 2002/1/1 JF - Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry JO - J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent SP - 12 EP - 14 VL - 2 IS - 1 UR - https://journals.lww.com/aphd/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=2319-5932;year=2002;volume=2;issue=1;spage=12;epage=14;aulast=Kamatchi N2 - A descriptive study was conducted among a group of hearing-impaired individuals in Pondicherry to assess the oral hygiene and periodontal status. A total of 114 individuals were examined. The data was collected by direct clinical examination using appropriate indices and findings were recorded on the proforma sheets. The data were statistically processed and the results were obtained. It was concluded that most of the study population has fair oral hygiene status (77.14%) and 70% of study population require TNII and 26.47% need TNI ER -