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Oral health status and practices of dentate Bhil adult tribes of southern Rajasthan, India
2009
Aims: To assess the oral health status of the Bhil tribal population of Southern Rajasthan and to investigate the association of age, oral hygiene and dental visiting practices with oral health status. Design: A cross sectional study of Bhil tribal adults chosen by a multi stage stratified random sampling procedure. Participants: The total sample size was 1,590 male tribal dentate subjects aged 15-54 years. Methods: Clinical recordings of oral hygiene status (OHI-S), caries status (DMFT and DMFS) and treatment needs, and periodontal status (CPI). The Chi square test was applied to discrete data and one way ANOVA for continuous data. Multivariate analyses were carried out to test the association of age, frequency of cleaning teeth, material used for cleaning teeth and dental visiting habits with caries and periodontal status. Results: Debris, calculus and oral hygiene index scores increased with age. The overall mean DMFT and DMFS scores were 5.34±6.48 and 18.94 ± 35.87 respectively. Extraction was the most required treatment (1.74 ± 3.66 teeth) followed by one surface fillings (1.34 ± 1.65 teeth). Shallow periodontal pockets were prevalent (40%) among the 35-44 years age group whereas deep pockets were most common (11.6%) in the oldest age group. More than half the sextants (3.15) were excluded amongst the oldest study group. All the independent variables namely age, frequency of cleaning teeth, substance used for cleaning teeth and visiting habits were statistically significantly related to caries and periodontal status. Conclusions: The study population was characterised by a lack of previous dental care, high treatment needs, high prevalence of periodontal disease and poor oral hygiene. Under these circumstances, the implementation of a basic oral health care programme for the Bhil population is a high priority.
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2014
Background: Ever since the beginning of the universe mankind had struggled constantly for their livelihood, Moradabad is branded as the “Brass city” of India, which comprises of a large number of populations working in different industries. Objective: To assess and compare the oral health status of workers employed in brass industries with non industrial workers of Moradabad city. Material and Methods: A total of 500 workers from each group aged 30-50 with 5 years working experience were selected through random sampling. Type III examination was performed by recording who oral health assessment form. To compare the proportion chi-square test was used. Mean values were compared using students t-test. SPSS version 15.0 was used for statistical analyses. Results: The prevalence of dental caries as Mean DMFT score was significantly higher in Non Industrial Group i.e. 3.57±2.74 while it was 2.88±2.14 in brass workers. Periodontal diseases were higher among production workers that belong ...
Periodontal Health Status of Tribal Population inMananthavady Thaluk(Wayanad District, Kerala ,India
Background: Periodontal disease has been established as the most common dental disease affecting man kind since pre historical times.A sizable portion of India's population is economically backward and socially disadvantaged and often lives in geographically remote areas.The rural populations which contribute the majority of our countrymen are quiet ignorant about oral and periodontal health maintenance. Believes based on ignorance, superstitions and taboos about dentistry still prevail in many groups of Indian population.Wayanad, a district situated in the north east Kerala is a mountainous plateau in the Western Ghats, is the homeland of various tribal communities which form 17.11% of total population of that district. 79% of tribes in Wayanad district reside in MananthavadyTaluk. They are unique with their social and cultural behaviour, habits and habitat.This study aims to find out the prevalence of periodontal disease in tribal community of Mananthavadytaluk (Wayanad district) and also the effect of various risk factors like alcohol, smoking, pan chewing on periodontal health status Materials and Methods:This Cross-sectional survey was conducted in tribal areas of MananthavadyTaluk in Wayanad district.Sample size of each community was selected on the basis of probability proportional to size of the total 475 subjects.Age group of 5, 12, 15, 35-44 and 65-74 years were selected from each community as described by WHO survey criteria for the selection of the age group. The assessment of periodontal status was carried out using the Community Periodontal Index (1997) Results:The prevalence of periodontal disease was 96.7% and 64.3% had loss of attachment. Gingival recession was present in 49.1% of population. It was also showed that the deleterious oral habits like pan chewing was very prominent in this community. Aggravation of periodontal disease in this community may be due to habits along with faulty cleaning method. Conclusion: Preventive programmes should be implemented to educate and motivate the tribal community to promote healthy life style by awareness campaigns as a first step followed by secondary preventive programs involving professional prophylaxis.
Oral Health Status, Dental Caries Experience & Treatment Needs of Population of Jammu City
Objective: Assess oral health status & treatment needs of population in Jammu and Kashmir. Methodology: Study was conducted on 810 civilians in age group of 18-50 years with mean age 30.8 years. The oral health screening was based on clinical examination using DMFT and CPITN Index as per WHO format. Result: Prevalence of caries was 67% and mean DMFT was 4.09. Decayed teeth had highest DMFT index of 67 %, filled teeth 61 % and missing component had 56%, of which 63% needed some prosthesis. CPI score 18% healthy periodontium, 28% bleeding on probing, 36% calculus, 11% pockets of 4-5mm depth and 7% had pockets > 6mm. Conclusion: There was increased prevalence of caries and periodontal problem personnel residing in Jammu city. High need seemed to be due to lack of time and awareness about dental health, unfavorable environmental & difficult terrain.
Journal of Dental Specialities
Dental caries and periodontal disease are the most common oral diseases. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the oral health status of adults aged 18 years and above visiting the various outreach camps in the Ghaziabad District. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 336 participants of Ghaziabad District. Dental caries in form of DMFT and periodontal status was recorded based World Health Organization (WHO) criteria-2013. The Statistical analysis was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. In total, 336 respondents completed the survey among which 216 (64.3%) were males and 120 (35.7%) were females. Majority of the study subjects belonged to low socioeconomic background. The prevalence of dental caries was found to be 44.34 % and periodontal disease was 81.8% respectively. Individuals belonging to lower socioeconomic status has significantly higher caries prevalence when compared to upper and middle class individuals. (p ≤ 0.05) Mounting ...
Journal of Basic and Clinical Pharmacy, 2015
Background: Dental diseases negatively influence people's oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and thus their perceived need for dental care. QoL is increasingly acknowledged as a valid, appropriate and significant indicator of service need and intervention outcomes in contemporary public health research and practice. Objectives: (1) To assess the psychometric properties of oral health impact profile-14 (OHIP-14) scale among rural and urban OHIP of Udaipur population. (2) To assess and compare clinical dental status (dental caries, periodontal disease and prosthetic status) and its impacts on OHRQoL rural and urban population of Udaipur. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted among rural (600) and urban (600) population of Udaipur that have age ranges between 20 and 79 years, chosen from outpatient department of Pacific Dental College and Hospital. The OHIP-14 was tested for validity and reliability. Chi-square, Student's t-test, analysis of variance and multiple logistic regression analysis were employed for statistical analysis. Results: The Cronbach's alpha of the scale was found to be 0.85 among the rural population and 0.89 among the urban population. Prevalence of periodontal disease (community periodontal index and loss of attachment) was found greater among the rural population than the urban population. Urban population showed significantly greater proportion of subjects with prosthesis (including partial, fixed and total) as compared to the rural population. Among study population, OHIP-14 was significantly (P ≤ 0.05) associated with age, gender, presence of decayed teeth (DT), missing teeth (MT), and location. Significantly greater odds ratio (OR) (OHIP-14) were revealed among males (OR = 1.35, P = 0.02), urban residents (OR = 1.13, P = 0.002), those < 45 years of age (OR = 1.23, P = 0.01), those without DT (OR = 1.48, P = 0.002) and without MT (OR = 1.08, P = 0.03). Conclusion: The rural and urban study subjects had a fair clinical status. The presence of dental caries had greatest impacts on OHRQoL. In addition, rural subjects faced greater impact than urban subjects.
Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
BACKGROUND Dental caries remains the most common oral disease affecting a considerable proportion of people worldwide. It not only causes damage to the tooth, but is also responsible for several morbid conditions of the oral cavity and other systems of the body. Without treatment, caries can proceed and destroy the tooth leading to infection of dental pulp. We wanted to evaluate the prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs among adult rural population. METHODS 619 participants aged 18 years and above from peripheral health centres were examined to determine the prevalence of caries and treatment needs. A pretested proforma was used for data collection. Collected data was analysed using Chi Square test. P<0.05 was considered as significant. RESULTS No significant difference was found in the mean number of teeth affected by caries between the two age groups (<40 years & >40 years) (p= 0.352), between genders (p=0.704) and education levels (p=0.983). When treatment needs (TN) was considered, maximum 2 surface fillings were needed in both the age groups (<40 years 45.6% & >40 years 54.4%). Various treatment needs prevailed among participants of different education level. CONCLUSIONS Oral health educative programs may change the attitude of an individual and population as a whole towards maintenance of oral health.
Prevalence of periodontal diseases among rural population of Mustabad, Krishna District
Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry, 2016
Aims and Objectives: People in rural areas neglect oral health as they lack awareness on dental diseases and also due to inadequate availability of dental services. The prevalence of illiteracy is also a reason which can be attributed to a poor oral health. This epidemiological study is undertaken to assess the prevalence of periodontal diseases in the rural population of Mustabad-in Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study based on randomized sampling method was carried out using the WHO assessment form (1997) on a population of 470. The data were subjected to statistical analysis using Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 15.0. Results: The subjects were 220 males and 250 females. Maximum numbers of subjects were in the age group of 35-44 years (21.91%). Prevalence of periodontal disease was found to be 73.62%. The periodontal status deteriorated with aging. Prevalence of periodontitis was higher in females (56.35%) compared to males (43.65%). Males had a higher prevalence of deep pockets (3.18%), whereas females had a higher prevalence of shallow pockets (3.20%). Females had twice the bleeding tendency (18.80%) compared to males (8.64%). Conclusion: The increasing prevalence of periodontal diseases is an impending problem which needs immediate intervention, if not it would have a serious negative impact on the future oral health. The need of the hour is more epidemiological studies with a bigger sample are required.
Oral Health among Women – A Cross-sectional Study from South India
Objective: To evaluate oral health among women which would provide a baseline data to develop preventive and educational programmes. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out within the municipal corporation limits of Udupi district among women attending/visiting government and private hospital for antenatal checkup , checkup for their new born or the accompanying persons visiting the hospitals. Age, type of health care system, previous pregnancy was collected at the time of enrollment in the study. This was followed by recording of Community Periodontal Index and Loss of Attachment (CPI and LOA) for periodontal diseases and Decayed, Missing, Filled Tooth (DMFT) Index for dental caries. Results: A total of 1004 women (508 government and 496 private hospital) participated in this study. There was a significant difference in the periodontal status (mean CPI and LOA) among the three types of women (p<0.001 and <0.001). Post-hoc analysis showed that the expecta...