Singh Saumyendra V, Akbar Zafar, Tripathi Arvind, Chandra Suresh, Tripathi Anurag
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, C. S. M. Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Indian J Dent Res. 2013 Mar-Apr;24(2):242-4. doi: 10.4103/0970-9290.116697.
Though, increased emphasis is being given on spreading dental care facilities and awareness in Indian villages, the target population is unfortunately less literate and is not financially equipped compared to their urban counterparts. The rural aged additionally may have to face problems like desertion by the educated youth to follow better opportunities in cities, disease, and lack of mobility.
The present study strived to evaluate dental myths, oral hygiene methods, and tobacco habits awareness in a rural ageing population in the perspective of a changing India.
The study area consisted of a group of ten villages, situated in district Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The subjects were questioned about dental myths, tobacco habits, and oral hygiene methods and then divided into groups on the basis of age, sex, and educational status. The number of sound teeth in each subject was also counted.
Mean-values, standard deviation, Chi-square test and P values were used to make inter-group comparisons.
Forty percent of the subjects considered oral hygiene unnecessary, 60.8% of the population was relying on simple mouth rinsing for maintaining oral hygiene, 48% had either the habit of smoking and chewing tobacco or both and 81% of the subjects had one dental myth or the other. We concluded that the rural aged is a deprived lot and a targeted program to infuse scientific dental practices in them is necessary.
尽管印度越来越重视在农村地区普及牙科护理设施并提高人们的认识，但不幸的是，与城市人口相比，目标人群的识字率较低且经济条件较差。农村老年人还可能面临一些问题，比如受过教育的年轻人为了在城市获得更好的机会而离开，疾病以及行动不便等。
本研究旨在从印度不断变化的角度评估农村老年人口对牙科误区、口腔卫生方法和烟草习惯的认知情况。
研究区域包括位于印度北方邦勒克瑙区的一组十个村庄。
对受试者询问有关牙科误区、烟草习惯和口腔卫生方法的问题，然后根据年龄、性别和教育程度进行分组。还统计了每个受试者的健全牙齿数量。
使用均值、标准差、卡方检验和P值进行组间比较。
40%的受试者认为口腔卫生不必要，60.8%的人口依靠简单的漱口来保持口腔卫生，48%的人有吸烟或咀嚼烟草或两者皆有的习惯，81%的受试者存在一个或另一个牙科误区。我们得出结论，农村老年人处于弱势，有必要实施一个有针对性的项目，向他们灌输科学的牙科实践。
