Sathyanarayanan Usha, John Bindu M
Director of Accreditations, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondy-Cuddalore Main Road, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry UT, India.
Former Hod of Conservative Dentistry and Endodotnics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry UT, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 May;11(5):1815-1819. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_921_21. Epub 2022 May 14.
Oral health is apparently compromised among the transgenders and not enough data is available on the same, without which appropriate measures cannot be drafted and implemented.
To determine oral health practices among transgender population of Puducherry UT, India.
A close-ended questionnaire was used to elicit responses on attitude and practices related to oral health. Self-identified transgenders were included in this study following a snowball sampling technique. Data on educational level, brushing habits, deleterious habits (tobacco and alcohol), visits to any dentist and sugar consumption was recorded. Data was analyzed for descriptive statistics.
More than 72% had education above high school, 86.1% used tooth brush to clean their teeth, 47% had never been to a dentist, more than 50% did not receive any oral care, 61% used associated products of tobacco, majority had a high sugar exposure and more than 55% consumed alcohol every day in varying quantities.
Findings of this study suggests that efforts need to be increased to create awareness on oral hygiene among this socially stigmatized community to have a positive dental health attitude and behaviour.
变性者的口腔健康显然受到损害，且关于这方面的数据不足，没有这些数据就无法制定和实施适当的措施。
确定印度本地治里联邦属地变性人群体的口腔健康习惯。
使用一份封闭式问卷来获取有关口腔健康态度和习惯的回答。采用滚雪球抽样技术，将自我认定的变性者纳入本研究。记录教育程度、刷牙习惯、有害习惯（烟草和酒精）、看牙医的次数以及糖的摄入量等数据。对数据进行描述性统计分析。
超过72%的人受过高中以上教育，86.1%的人使用牙刷清洁牙齿，47%的人从未看过牙医，超过50%的人未接受过任何口腔护理，61%的人使用烟草相关产品，大多数人糖摄入量高，超过55%的人每天不同程度地饮酒。
本研究结果表明，需要加大力度在这个受到社会歧视的群体中提高口腔卫生意识，以形成积极的口腔健康态度和行为。
