P Rahmath Meeral, Balasubramaniam Arthi, Arumugham Indiran Meignana, M Karthik
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College & Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, No.162, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai, 600077, India.
Department of Mathematics, Hindustan College of Arts & Science, Chennai, India.
J Oral Biol Craniofac Res. 2024 May-Jun;14(3):245-251. doi: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2024.03.006. Epub 2024 Mar 21.
Kanikkaran are semi-nomadic tribes inhabiting Mundandhurai hills in Tamil Nadu. Their traditional method of maintaining oral health, seclusion, ignorance, and limited access to dental resources has led to their poor oral health situation. Thus, the present study is designed to assess the oral health status of the Kanikkaran tribals residing in Mundandhurai Hill of Tirunelveli district.
A cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted among 907 Kanikkaran tribes in Mundandhurai hills. Mundandhurai Hills in Ambasamudram taluk of Tirunelveli district was selected by convenience method. World Health Organization (WHO) oral health assessment form and its self-oral health assessment form (2013) were used. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using SPSS version 23.0.
There is a significant negative moderate correlation between age and dental caries (r = -0.752). There is a significantly high risk among tribes with the primary school of education and agriculture as an occupation for periodontal disease (OR = 3.48), premalignant lesion (OR = 2.52), and non-carious dental lesions (OR = 3.14). Males with primary school education and agriculture as occupation had a significantly higher consumption of sugar and use of tobacco (p < 0.05).
Primary school of education with agriculture/labor as occupation had a high prevalence of DMFT, periodontitis, premalignant, and non-carious dental lesions. The results of the present study punctuate the necessity of raising awareness of the significance of good oral health through education and implementation of necessary dental services in Kanikkaran tribes.
卡尼卡兰人是居住在泰米尔纳德邦蒙丹杜赖山的半游牧部落。他们传统的口腔卫生维护方式、与世隔绝、知识匮乏以及获得牙科资源的机会有限，导致了他们较差的口腔健康状况。因此，本研究旨在评估居住在蒂鲁内尔维利区蒙丹杜赖山的卡尼卡兰部落居民的口腔健康状况。
对蒙丹杜赖山的907名卡尼卡兰部落居民进行了一项横断面流行病学研究。通过方便抽样的方法选择了蒂鲁内尔维利区安巴萨穆德拉姆镇的蒙丹杜赖山。使用了世界卫生组织（WHO）口腔健康评估表及其自我口腔健康评估表（2013年版）。使用SPSS 23.0版进行描述性和推断性统计分析。
年龄与龋齿之间存在显著的负向中度相关性（r = -0.752）。以小学教育程度且从事农业为职业的部落患牙周病（OR = 3.48）、癌前病变（OR = 2.52）和非龋性牙病变（OR = 3.14）的风险显著较高。以小学教育程度且从事农业为职业的男性糖摄入量和烟草使用率显著更高（p < 0.05）。
以农业/体力劳动为职业且接受小学教育的人群中，恒牙龋失补牙面数（DMFT）、牙周炎、癌前病变和非龋性牙病变的患病率较高。本研究结果强调了通过教育提高卡尼卡兰部落对良好口腔健康重要性的认识以及提供必要牙科服务的必要性。
