Sekhon Tegbir Singh, Grewal Simran, Gambhir Ramandeep Singh
Department of Periodontology, SKSS Dental College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India.
Department of Physiology, MM University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2015 Jan-Jun;6(1):111-5. doi: 10.4103/0976-9668.149102.
Periodontal disease is of public health concern and hence data on its prevalence rate are necessary. We have documented the prevalence pattern of periodontal disease in a rural population of Belgaum district, India, and identify the optimal treatment needs (TNs).
A cross-sectional study was carried on 1680 dentate adult subjects, examined from 12 villages in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India for prevalence of periodontal status and their TNs (using Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs [CPITN]).
Increase in CPITN score positively correlated with age. Only 4.3% (13) of subjects in the age-group of 20-29 had a CPITN score of 4 indicative of pockets of 6 mm or more when compared to 26% (91) of subjects in the age-group of 45-60 years. 92% (569) of the subjects in the age-group of 30-44 were having a TN score 2 whereas only 5.3% (33) of subjects were having a TN score 0 in the same age-group. Significantly higher need for treatment was observed in males, smokers and subjects using finger and tooth powder. Surprisingly diet of the subjects did not influence TNs.
Increased prevalence of periodontal diseases and TNs was observed. There is a need for initiating adequate awareness regarding oral hygiene, specifically primary prevention could help in reducing the prevalence of periodontal disease.
牙周病是一个公共卫生问题，因此有关其患病率的数据是必要的。我们记录了印度贝尔高姆地区农村人口中牙周病的流行模式，并确定了最佳治疗需求（TNs）。
对1680名有牙的成年受试者进行了一项横断面研究，这些受试者来自印度卡纳塔克邦贝尔高姆地区的12个村庄，检查其牙周状况及其TNs（使用社区牙周治疗需求指数[CPITN]）。
CPITN评分的增加与年龄呈正相关。20 - 29岁年龄组中只有4.3%（13人）的CPITN评分为4，表明牙周袋深度达6毫米或更深，而45 - 60岁年龄组中这一比例为26%（91人）。30 - 44岁年龄组中92%（569人）的受试者TN评分为2，而在同一年龄组中只有5.3%（33人）的受试者TN评分为0。男性、吸烟者以及使用手指和牙粉的受试者的治疗需求显著更高。令人惊讶的是，受试者的饮食并未影响TNs。
观察到牙周病和TNs的患病率增加。有必要提高对口腔卫生的充分认识，特别是一级预防有助于降低牙周病的患病率。
