Rao B Vengal, Suresh Babu A M, Kamalsha S K, Rao M Sirisha, Karthik K
Department of Public Health Dentistry, KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Navodaya Dental College and Hospital, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2017 Jul-Sep;9(3):195-200. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_32_17.
Oral health is a vital part of general health and is a valuable asset of every individual. The working population in India usually belong to the lower socioeconomic group.
This study was conducted to assess the oral health status and treatment needs of Gunj marketing yard laborers.
A descriptive study was conducted among 550 laborers of Gunj marketing yard of Raichur city. A specially designed questionnaire was used to assess the demographic variables and oral hygiene practices. Oral health status was assessed using the WHO assessment form 1997. Simplified oral hygiene index (1964) was used to assess the oral hygiene status.
The mean age of the study participants was 35.1 (± 8.02) years and the mean decayed teeth, missing teeth, filled teeth, and decayed, missing, filled teeth was 2.06 (± 1.49), 0.76 (± 2.53), 0.13 (± 0.39), and 2.95 (± 3.02), respectively. The prevalence of dental caries and periodontal disease was 85.7% and 93.5%, respectively. The oral hygiene status was poor in 45.9% of the study participants.
This study demonstrates poor oral hygiene and high prevalence of periodontal diseases and dental caries as well as a large proportion of unmet dental needs among these laborers.
口腔健康是整体健康的重要组成部分，也是每个人的宝贵财富。印度的劳动人口通常属于社会经济地位较低的群体。
本研究旨在评估贡吉市场院子工人的口腔健康状况和治疗需求。
对赖丘尔市贡吉市场院子的550名工人进行了描述性研究。使用专门设计的问卷来评估人口统计学变量和口腔卫生习惯。使用1997年世界卫生组织评估表评估口腔健康状况。采用简化口腔卫生指数（1964年）评估口腔卫生状况。
研究参与者的平均年龄为35.1（±8.02）岁，平均龋齿、缺失牙、补牙以及龋失补牙数分别为2.06（±1.49）、0.76（±2.53）、0.13（±0.39）和2.95（±3.02）。龋齿和牙周疾病的患病率分别为85.7%和93.5%。45.9%的研究参与者口腔卫生状况较差。
本研究表明这些工人的口腔卫生较差，牙周疾病和龋齿患病率较高，且有很大一部分牙科需求未得到满足。
