Kundu Debabrata, Mehta Ritesh, Rozra Shallu
Department of Periodontics, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2011 Apr;15(2):126-9. doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.84380.
This paper presents the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease in a given population of West Bengal and its relationship with their age, sex, socioeconomic status, educational background, and dietary habits. Also, the treatment needs on the basis of Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN), which might be helpful for future planning of dental services.
A sample of 22,452 individuals aged 15 years and above was selected using a random cluster sampling from the population. All the subjects sampled were weighed by age, sex, community, income group, educational level, diet pattern, and habitation. The WHO CPITN was used to assess the levels of periodontal condition and treatment needs.
Score 2 was most prevalent in all the groups. Periodontal disease is widespread in West Bengal and a positive relation appears to exist between age, sex, socio-economic status, education level, and dietary habits with periodontal status. Comprehensive oral hygiene instruction and dental prophylaxis need to be initiated.
The data on periodontal conditions presented in this study are similar to data available from WHO on global oral health. These estimates are important for the future planning of dental services in the state.
本文介绍了西孟加拉邦特定人群中牙周疾病的患病率和严重程度，以及其与年龄、性别、社会经济地位、教育背景和饮食习惯的关系。此外，还根据社区牙周治疗需求指数（CPITN）得出治疗需求，这可能有助于未来牙科服务的规划。
采用随机整群抽样从人群中选取了22452名15岁及以上的个体作为样本。所有抽样对象按年龄、性别、社区、收入组、教育水平、饮食模式和居住情况进行称重。使用世界卫生组织的CPITN评估牙周状况水平和治疗需求。
2级评分在所有组中最为普遍。牙周疾病在西孟加拉邦广泛存在，年龄、性别、社会经济地位、教育水平和饮食习惯与牙周状况之间似乎存在正相关关系。需要开展全面的口腔卫生指导和牙齿预防工作。
本研究中呈现的牙周状况数据与世界卫生组织提供的全球口腔健康数据相似。这些评估对该邦未来的牙科服务规划很重要。
