scholarly journals Evaluation of oral health status of 15 years old school going children in district Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 1783
Author(s):  
Varsha Singh ◽  
Anuj Shamsher Sethi
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Dental Decay ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
Ethical Approval

Background: Dental caries and Gum diseases are the major public health problem in developed and developing countries both and the prevalence is more during the childhood specially in lower socioeconomic strata of our society so present study was conducted to find out the prevalence of dental and gum diseases among the 15 years of age school going children.Methods: This study was conducted among 15 years old children of government rural schools in the catchment area of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, District Indore after getting ethical approval from institutional ethical committee, 400 students were included till the required sample size was achieved. Oral cavity examination was done by a team of evaluated for oral health status by a trained examiner who took training in department of community dentistry and Pedo-odontology. Data was entered and analysed by using SPSS.Results: Present study reveals that 38% of participants had dental decay out of which was more there in boys and found statistically significant <0.05. Majority of participants (70%) had normal gums only 4% had bleeding gums. 9% of the the participants had hypoplastic enemal.Conclusions: The current study explores that the dental decay is the major oral health problem followed by calculus. Oral health education and oral cavity examination should be done at a regular interval study.

Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Inmates in District Jail of Mathura City – A Cross Sectional Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Gupta ◽  
K Dhanker ◽  
NA Ingle ◽  
N Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Cross Sectional

ABSTRACT Objectives To assess the oral health status and treatment needs of inmates of, District Jail Mathura. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross sectional study was carried out on the inmates (N=870) in the district jail of Mathura. Proforma related to general demographic information was filled by the examiner and the subjects were clinically examined using WHO 1997 “Oral Health Assessment Form RESULTS This study revealed that 92.5% of the inmates were male. 53.8% never visited the dentist & 87% never received any type of dental care during imprisonment. Prevalence of pro-mucosal lesion was 59.8%. Inmates had poor periodontal conditions and 79% inmates had dental caries with mean DMFT of 4.79. CONCLUSION Periodontal disease, mucosal lesions and dental caries are major public health problem among the inmates, which require special attention and efforts from government and other organizations to meet their treatment needs.

scholarly journals Kesehatan Gigi Mulut dan Pemanfaatan Pelayanan Kesehatan Gigi Mulut pada Ibu Hamil (Studi Pendahuluan di Wilayah Puskesmas Serpong, Tangerang Selatan)

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rani Anggraini ◽  
Peter Andreas
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Health Services

Kehamilan memiliki efek penting pada kesehatan mulut terkait perubahan hormonal, pola makan dan perilaku. Wanita hamil menjadi sangat rentan terhadap penyakit gingiva dan periodontal. Kondisi kesehatan gigi dan mulut ibu hamil yang buruk dapat memberikan dampak seperti kelahiran prematur, dan bayi dengan berat badan lahir rendah (BBLR). Tujuan penelitian ini untuk memperoleh gambaran kesehatan gigi mulut ibu hamil, pengetahuan kesehatan gigi mulut dan pemanfaatan pelayanan kesehatan gigi mulut pada ibu hamil. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Wawancara terstruktur melibatkan 34 ibu hamil di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Serpong. Pertanyaan meliputi karakteristik responden, tindakan pemeliharaan kesehatan gigi, keluhan atau masalah terkait kesehatan gigi, pengetahuan kesehatan gigi mulut dan kunjungan ke dokter gigi pada ibu hamil. Data deskriptif di Analisis secara Bivariat menggunakan Uji ChiSquare untuk melihat hubungan sosiodemografi, masalah kesehatan gigi dan pengetahuan kesehatan gigi terhadap kunjungan perawatan kesehatan gigi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa lebih dari setengah jumlah responden ibu hamil (52,94%) merasa keadaan kesehatan gigi mulut mereka baik dan 61,8% tidak memiliki masalah kesehatan gigi mulut. Sejumlah 55,9% responden mengaku belum pernah mendapatkan informasi mengenai pentingnya kesehatan gigi mulut selama kehamilan. Hanya sekitar 35,5% responden yang ke dokter gigi kurang dari 1 tahun yang lalu. Terdapat hubungan signifikan antara masalah Kesehatan Gigi Mulut terhadap pengetahuan kesehatan gigi mulut ibu hamil dan kunjungan perawatan kesehatan gigi. Kesimpulan penelitian adalah adanya keluhan dan masalah kesehatan gigi mulut pada ibu hamil berpengaruh pada kunjungan perawatan kesehatan gigi mulut saat kehamilan dan terkait pengetahuan yang dimiliki mengenai kesehatan gigi mulut saat kehamilan.Oral Health and Dental Visit of Pregnant Women (Pilot Study in Serpong, South Tangerang). Pregnancy has a significant effect on oral health-related hormonal changes, diet and behavior. Pregnant women become very susceptible to gingival and periodontal disease. Oral health condition of pregnant women may adversely bring impacts such as preterm low birth weight (PLBW). The aim of this study is to gain an overview of oral health status, knowledge and use of dental care service in pregnant women. This was a descriptive study with cross sectional approach. The structured interviews involved 34 pregnant women in Puskesmas Serpong. The questions included the characteristics of the respondents, oral health care practice, problem related to oral health during pregnancy, oral health knowledge and dental health service utilization in pregnant women. Chi-squares test were conducted to examine bivariable relationships between sociodemographic, oral health status and knowledge to dental health services utilization. The results show that more than half of pregnant woman respondents (52.94%) descibed their oral health as good and 61.8% did not have any dental health problems. As many as 55.9% of the respondents had knowledge about the importance of oral dental health during pregnancy. Only about 35.5% of the respondents visited dentists in the last one year. There is a significant correlation between dental health problem and dental health knowledge of pregnant women to the use of dental health services. The conclusion from this study is that dental health problem in pregnant women affects the utilization of dental care during pregnancy and is associated with the knowledge about dental health during pregnancy.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Oral Health Status and Oral Care of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Radwan-Oczko ◽  
Irena Duś-Ilnicka ◽  
Pamela Richards ◽  
Anna Marie Thomsen ◽  
Claus Rasmussen
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Gingival Bleeding ◽  
Periodontal Infection ◽  
Two Factors

Objective. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontal disease (PD) are common chronic, immunoinflammatory, destructive, and progressive diseases; however, the correlations between those two are not yet widely discussed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the selected demographic and clinical parameters of RA patients and oral health status parameters, on the basis of self-assessment. Materials and Methods. Three hundred patients under treatment were included in the study. Questionnaires were completed by 164 out of 300 patients. Results. A total of 100 females and 64 males took part in the study, with a mean age of 65 ± 11.1 years. In younger patients, the disease activity score (DAS28) was higher, and it was associated with pain or discomfort in the oral cavity and with difficulties in toothbrushing. Discomfort or pain in the oral cavity was to a significant extent associated with the poor gingival state, gingival bleeding, and difficulties in biting or chewing. Conclusions. In RA patients, difficulties in biting or chewing, discomfort or pain in oral cavity, feeling of the presence of movable teeth, and gingival bleeding are indications of periodontal infection. Maintaining awareness of oral health and RA is a key issue in the simultaneous management of proper oral care and RA due to the mutual influence of those two factors.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pregnant Women regarding Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs following Oral Health Education in Pune District of Maharashtra: A Longitudinal Hospital-based Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roshani M Chawla ◽  
Pranjan Mitra ◽  
Sahana H Shetiya ◽  
Deepti R Agarwal ◽  
D Satya Narayana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Socioeconomic Groups ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

ABSTRACT Introduction Pregnancy is a natural process that may create some changes in different parts of the body including the oral cavity. These changes will lead to oral diseases if enough and timely care of oral cavity is not taken. Women may experience increased gingivitis or pregnancy gingivitis beginning in the second or third month of pregnancy that increases in severity throughout the duration of pregnancy. To motivate the patient toward oral health and implement the needed prophylactic measures, a longitudinal study was planned to observe the effect of oral health education during pregnancy on knowledge, attitude, practice, oral health status, and treatment needs (TNs) of pregnant women belonging to different socioeconomic groups. Materials and methods A longitudinal study was conducted among 112 pregnant women belonging to different socioeconomic groups to assess the effect of oral health education on knowledge, attitude, practice, oral health status, and TNs. The demographic details, knowledge, attitude, and practice of pregnant women, and oral health status were collected through a predesigned questionnaire by a principal investigator through an interview. Oral health examination was carried out to assess oral health status using revised World Health Organization Proforma 1997, and oral health education was given through PowerPoint presentation to the participants in local language, i.e., Marathi, after collecting the baseline data. Reinforcement of oral health education and blanket referral was done at 14th week, and follow-up data were collected at 28th week of gestation. The demographic details, such as age, sex, education, occupation, income, and the questions based on knowledge, attitude, and practice among participants were analyzed using number, percentage, and mean. Results At baseline, knowledge was limited, attitude was positive, while the practice was poor regarding oral health care during pregnancy in pregnant women belonging to different socioeconomic groups. After oral health education and blanket referral, at 28th week of gestation, knowledge regarding oral health care improved drastically, attitude toward oral health became more positive, whereas practice did not change much among all the pregnant women belonging to different socioeconomic groups, probably indicating sociocultural influences. Conclusion Intensive oral health education during pregnancy leads to drastic improvement in knowledge and attitude. Practice, gingival health, and the number of filled teeth also improved to some extent. Clinical significance Regular oral health education programs should be conducted at community level among pregnant woman to reduce the burden of oral diseases. How to cite this article Chawla RM, Shetiya SH, Agarwal DR, Mitra P, Bomble NA, Narayana DS. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pregnant Women regarding Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs following Oral Health Education in Pune District of Maharashtra: A Longitudinal Hospital-based Study. J Contemp Dent Pract 2017;18(5):371-377.

scholarly journals Oral health status among tobacco users in the selected rural population

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-83
Author(s):  
Suraiya Jabeen ◽  
Umme Jamila Akther Manni ◽  
Shiblee Sadeque Shakil
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Smoking Habit ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Dental Calculus ◽  
Soft Tissue Swelling ◽  
Current Tobacco

This cross sectional study was carried out to asses the oral health status among tobacco users in the selected rural population of Gazipur district in 2011. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect data from 349 respondents, aged 18 years and above. Their mean age was 36.39 (SD±13.666) years. Among them, 173 (49.6%) were male and 176 (50.4%) were female. Their educational status shows that, majority (35.8%) was illiterate, 32% were from secondary level and only 6.6% from higher secondary & above level. Majority (51%) of the males were either businessman or agricultural worker, where as most of the females’ (84%) were house wives. The tobacco smoking habit of the respondents showed that 33.2% were current tobacco smokers and rest (66.8%) were currently non smokers. Among the currently non-smokers, 91% were never smokers and rest (9%) were ever smokers. Among current tobacco smokers, almost all were male (98.3%), and among tobacco chewers (46%) majority was female. Seventy one percent respondents had knowledge about health problems due to tobacco intake. The oral health status among the current tobacco consumers (233) showed that 95% had dental stain, 73% had dental plague, 66% had dental calculus, 59% had dental carries, 27% had soft tissue swelling, 15% had leukoplakia, 4% had erythroplakia and 5% had ulceration in their oral cavity. Among the current tobacco non-consumers (116), oral health status showed that 53% had dental stain, 52% had dental plague, 46% had dental calculus, 36% had dental carries, 12% had soft tissue swelling, 5% had leukoplakia and 5% had ulceration in their oral cavity. The study findings showed that oral health status is better among the respondents who were not tobacco consumers. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v43i2.21387 Bangladesh Med J. 2014 May; 43 (2): 79-83

The oral health of individuals with schizophrenia: A major public health problem

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic Denis ◽  
Alexis Delpierre ◽  
Rachid Mahalli ◽  
Pierre Micheneau ◽  
Emmanuel Rusch
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem

scholarly journals Oral Health Status among Tobacco Users of Selected Rural Population

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-147
Author(s):  
Abu Noman Mohammed Mosleh Uddin ◽  
Mehedi Hasan Jewel
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Chewing Tobacco ◽  
Current Tobacco

Introduction: Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for the development of oral cancer in developing countries. The prevalence of tobacco use is the highest amongst poor people of low educational background. Cancer of oral cavity is the commonest cancer in our country and ranked 5th among male and 4th in female. Objectives: To assess the oral health status among tobacco users in a selected rural population of Dhamrai and Saturia Upazilla in Dhaka district. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted from 1st November 2018 to 15th January 2019. Non-probability purposive sampling was done and data was collected from 445 respondents. Results: Among the respondents, 26% were day laborer and 24% were businessmen with family income were between Tk 5000-Tk 10000. About 78.65% of the respondents have tobacco smoking habit among them 75% had current tobacco chewing habit as jarda. 69.21% of the respondents did not complain of any oral problems. Oral health status among the current tobacco smokers and chewers showed that they had dental stain (90.78%), dental plaque (65.17%), dental calculus (44.49%), dental carries (53.03%), bad breathing smell (75%), soft tissue inflammation (23.82%), loose teeth (26.74%) and ulceration (8.54%) in their oral cavity. Conclusion: Tobacco control protects the rights and health of non-smokers, specially babies, children, youth and pregnant women. The dangers posed to oral health from smoking and chewing tobacco are well documented but the lack of knowledge of the risks is a concern. So oral health should be given great importance from childhood and dental checkup should be done regularly. The general people should be made aware of it through various mass media. Journal of Armed Forces Medical College Bangladesh Vol.14 (2) 2018: 144-147

scholarly journals Hubungan asupan protein dan lemak dengan status kesehatan mulut anak usia prasekolah di Kecamatan Jetis Kabupaten Bantul D.I. Yogyakarta

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Jatri Handijani ◽  
Al Supartinah ◽  
R Dwi Budiningsari
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Fat Intake ◽  
Eating Pattern ◽  
Respondent Characteristics ◽  
Status Level ◽  
Correlation Statistic

Background: The main problem of children’s oral cavity are caries and gingivitis. One cause of caries and gingivitis is plaque of which its formation and composition are affected by nutritional factor. Nutrition can be cariogenic or non-cariogenic both of which can bring direct or indirect impact to oral cavity. In the oral cavity both protein and fat are non-cariogenic.Objective: To identify the relationship between protein and fat intake with oral health status (level of caries seriousness, oral cleanliness, gingiva health and saliva acidity) of preschool children in Jetis subdistrict, Bantul District, Yogyakarta Special Territory.Methods: This was an observational study which used a cross sectional design. Subject of study were 100 children of 4-6 years old taken by using propotional random sampling. Data collected consisted of eating pattern, respondent characteristics, level of caries seriousness, oral cleanliness, gingiva health and saliva acidity. Data analysis used Person correlation statistic and linier regression. Data collected consisted of eating pattern, respondent characteristics, level of caries seriousness, oral cleanliness, gingival health status and saliva acidity. Data analysis used Pearson correlation statistic and linear regression tests.Results: Result of the study showed that there was relationship between protein and fat intake with oral cleanliness and saliva acidity (p<0.05) and there was no relationship between protein and fat intake with level of caries seriousness and gingiva health (p>0.05).Conclusion: There was relationship between protein and fat intake with oral health status (oral cleanliness and saliva acidity), but not with oral health status (level of caries serious- ness and gingiva health).

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