Verma Santosh Kumar, Kumar Barun Dev, Singh Swati, Kumari Puja, Agarwal Anurag, Singh Tarun Kumar, Passi Deepak, Goyal Jyoti
Department of Periodontics, Dental Institute, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Department of Orthodontics, Dental Institute, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Feb;8(2):564-567. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_439_18.
In India, gutkha is popular among all socioeconomic groups, since it is available easily and is of less cost. Various investigations have demonstrated the relationship of gutkha biting with periodontal status and oral hygiene.
The aim of this study is to assess the effect of gutkha chewing on periodontal health and oral hygiene of patients attending the dental department in India.
A cross-sectional investigation was directed among 200 patients going to dental camps. Among them, 100 were gutkha chewers and 100 were smokers. The oral hygiene status of selected patients was determined by using the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index. Various periodontal parameters like a gingival recession, clinical attachment loss, mobility, and furcation were used to evaluate the periodontal status. Data were collected and analyzed with the help of SPSS software version 20.
Among the 200 subjects, 102 were males and 78 were females. In 100 gutkha chewers, 67% were male and 33% were females. About 68% gutkha chewers showed poor oral hygiene as compared to nonchewers (41%). The values of all the periodontal parameters were significantly higher in gutkha smokers compared to nonchewers.
Gutkha chewing has a strong effect on oral hygiene. The findings can contribute to the evidence of smokeless tobacco (gutkha) as a risk factor for periodontal disease.
在印度，古特卡（一种含烟草的咀嚼物）在所有社会经济群体中都很受欢迎，因为它很容易获得且成本较低。各种调查已经证明了咀嚼古特卡与牙周状况和口腔卫生之间的关系。
本研究的目的是评估咀嚼古特卡在印度就诊于牙科部门的患者的牙周健康和口腔卫生方面的影响。
对前往牙科营地的200名患者进行了横断面调查。其中，100名是古特卡咀嚼者，100名是吸烟者。使用简化口腔卫生指数确定所选患者的口腔卫生状况。使用各种牙周参数，如牙龈退缩、临床附着丧失、牙齿松动和根分叉病变来评估牙周状况。借助SPSS 20版软件收集和分析数据。
在200名受试者中，102名是男性，78名是女性。在100名古特卡咀嚼者中，67%是男性，33%是女性。与非咀嚼者（41%）相比，约68%的古特卡咀嚼者口腔卫生较差。与非咀嚼者相比，古特卡吸烟者所有牙周参数的值均显著更高。
咀嚼古特卡对口腔卫生有很大影响。这些发现可为无烟烟草（古特卡）作为牙周病危险因素提供证据。
