Pathivada Lumbini, Prabhat Saurav K, Garg Nishita, Karthik Krishna M, Kajapuram Premkishore, Kumar Brij
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India.
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Dental Institute, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2024 Oct;17(10):1121-1123. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2982.
The Halba tribe owes its nomenclature term "Hal" which locally means plowing or farming. Bastariya Halba is Dravidian tribe from Warangal. They speak Indo-European language Halbi. There are no population-based studies till date evaluating the oral health status among Halba children in Chhattisgarh.
To evaluate the oral health status of Halba tribe children in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh by assessing the prevalence of dental caries and periodontal conditions.
A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the dental caries and periodontal status in Halba tribe children. Children aged between 6 and 12 years ( = 1,050) were randomly selected from Halba community of Chhattisgarh. Dental caries status was recorded by using the decayed missing filled teeth (DMFT/dmft) index and papillary marginal attached (PMA) index for periodontal status.
The statistical software namely Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0 was used for the analysis of the data.
The study population was 1,050 children from the Halba tribal community. Among the subjects, 545 (51.9%) were boys and 505 (48.1%) were girls. The overall mean dmft/DMFT was found to be 2.25 ± 2.71. In this study, boys had significantly higher values for overall dmft/DMFT (2.55 ± 2.74) than girls. It was observed that mild, moderate, and severe gingivitis significantly increased with increasing age.
The population examined was characterized by high prevalence of dental caries as well as unmet treatment needs. Factors like poverty, illiteracy, poor awareness, and lack of oral health services may be a reason for poor oral health in these children.
Pathivada L, Prabhat SK, Garg N, Evaluation of Oral Health Status among Children of Halba Tribe in Bastar Division of Chhattisgarh, India. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024;17(10):1121-1123.
哈尔巴部落的命名源于当地意为耕作或务农的词汇“哈尔”。巴斯塔里亚哈尔巴人是来自瓦朗加尔的达罗毗荼部落。他们说印欧语系的哈尔比语。迄今为止，尚无基于人群的研究评估恰蒂斯加尔邦哈尔巴儿童的口腔健康状况。
通过评估龋齿和牙周状况的患病率，来评价恰蒂斯加尔邦巴斯塔尔地区哈尔巴部落儿童的口腔健康状况。
开展一项横断面研究，以确定哈尔巴部落儿童的龋齿和牙周状况。从恰蒂斯加尔邦的哈尔巴社区随机选取6至12岁的儿童（n = 1050）。使用龋失补牙面（DMFT/dmft）指数记录龋齿状况，使用龈乳头边缘附着（PMA）指数记录牙周状况。
使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）17.0版统计软件对数据进行分析。
研究对象为1050名来自哈尔巴部落社区儿童。其中，545名（51.9%）为男孩，505名（48.1%）为女孩。总体平均dmft/DMFT为2.25±2.71。在本研究中，男孩的总体dmft/DMFT值（2.55±2.74）显著高于女孩。观察到轻度、中度和重度牙龈炎随年龄增长显著增加。
所检查人群的特点是龋齿患病率高且治疗需求未得到满足。贫困、文盲、意识淡薄和缺乏口腔卫生服务等因素可能是这些儿童口腔健康状况不佳的原因。
帕蒂瓦达L、普拉巴特SK、加尔格N，《印度恰蒂斯加尔邦巴斯塔尔地区哈尔巴部落儿童口腔健康状况评估》。《国际临床儿科牙科学杂志》2024；17(10):1121 - 1123。
