Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2015
A study of Oral hygiene practices and its co–relation to the dental health status in South Indian population
Dr Sakshi Malhotra, Prof Dr Mithra N Hegde, Dr Chitharanjan Shetty
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Aim: To find out the association of oral hygiene practices to the existing oral hygiene status in the South Indian population Objectives: •To estimate the incidence of dental caries, oral hygiene status in rural and urban populations •To co relate the dental status with the oral hygiene practices Methodology:Cross sectional study was carried out on 2000 patients through a questionnaire on the urban and the rural populations. Mouth mirror and explorer under good illumination was used for examination. The results were statistically analyzed.Results:Among the population that was studied 1153 individuals were males and 847 were females. Dental caries was seen in 85.6%. Tooth ush was used by 93.8% and 6.2% used other aids. Conclusion:A significant relation was established between oral hygiene practices and the oral hygiene status of the South Indian population.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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Dr Sakshi Malhotra, Prof (Dr) Mithra N Hegde, Dr Chitharanjan Shetty A Study of Oral Hygiene Practices and its CoRelation to the Dental Health Status in South Indian Population Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 12 December 2015
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Dr Sakshi Malhotra, Prof (Dr) Mithra N Hegde, Dr Chitharanjan Shetty A Study of Oral Hygiene Practices and its CoRelation to the Dental Health Status in South Indian Population Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 12 December 2015
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