Knowledge and awareness of malocclusion among rural population in India
| Autor: | UN Soni, MJ Baheti, S Dash, NG Toshniwal, RS Baldawa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences. 1:329-334 |
| ISSN: | 2349-0659 2350-0964 |
| DOI: | 10.21276/apjhs.2014.1.4.6 |
| Popis: | Malocclusion is problem since historical age. But p eople’s awareness and perception about the problem varies with their geographical location and cultural background and their knowledge. The problem seems to be more acute in developing countries like India and that too in rur al area. Objectives: This study is undertaken to assess the awareness ab out problem of malocclusion and treatment seeking behaviour among the patients of rural area attendin g in department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Ort hopedics of Rural Dental College, PIMS, Loni. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Orthodontic, Rural Dental College, PIMS, Loni. A total of 120 participants who were suffering from mal occlusion and came for dental treatment were the study popula tion. Result: Most of the subjects in the study are of rural are a and they don’t have knowledge about the cause of th e malocclusion i.e. genetic, caries, tooth loss and diet but 65% subjects know the habits can cause the malocclusion . But on the other side these rural people (92%) ar eaware about aesthetic problem of malocclusion. Conclusion: Prevention is always better than cure. We can preve nt the malocclusion by making the rural population aware about the causes and risk factors of the malocclusio n. It is suggested that treatment of malocclusion should be instituted as early as possible for improvement of facial appearance and body image. |
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