Assessment of Oral Health Status among the Sevayats of Shree Sakhigopal Temple, Puri - A Cross-sectional Study.
| Autor: | Kumar G; Department of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India., Dash P; Medical Officer, Diet and Biomarker Survey-1, ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Telangana, India., Tripathi RM; Department of Public Health Dentistry, Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India., Khandelwal S; Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India., Sharma O; Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Government Autonomous College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India., Pany G; Department of Homescience, Ramadevi Women's University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences [J Pharm Bioallied Sci] 2024 Jul; Vol. 16 (Suppl 3), pp. S2088-S2090. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 03. |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_56_24 |
| Abstrakt: | Aim: To assess the oral health status of the Sevayats of Sakhigopal temple, Puri, Odisha. Methodology: An assessment of the oral health status of 111 Sevayats at the Sakhigopal temple in Puri was carried out using a cross-sectional survey. The World Health Organization oral health assessment form for adults (2013) was used to collect data. Chi-square test and one-way analysis of variance were the statistical tests used for the investigation using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 27 version. When the P value was less than 0.05, it was deemed statistically significant. Results: The mean DMFT of all the participants was 3.70 ± 1.71. The prevalence of caries was 91%. Bleeding and periodontal pocket were present in 82.9% and 83.8% of Sevayats, respectively. Conclusion: There was a higher prevalence of dental caries and periodontal disease among the subjects. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2024 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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