Assessment of knowledge of oral health hygiene among coastal guards in the port trust of south Tamil Nadu - A public health awareness survey
| Autor: | Bianca Princeton, Abilasha R, Preetha S |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Oral hygiene 03 medical and health sciences Gingivitis 0302 clinical medicine Hygiene Environmental health medicine General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics media_common Periodontitis Guard (information security) business.industry Public health fungi medicine.disease Port (computer networking) language.human_language 030104 developmental biology Tamil language medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences. 11:1861-1868 |
| ISSN: | 0975-7538 |
| DOI: | 10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl3.3560 |
| Popis: | Oral hygiene is defined as the practice of keeping the mouth clean and healthy, by brushing and flossing to prevent the occurrence of any gum diseases like periodontitis or gingivitis. The main aim of oral health hygiene is to prevent the buildup of plaque, which is defined as a sticky film of bacteria and food formed on the teeth. The coastal guard is an official who is employed to watch the sea near a coast for ships that are in danger or involved with illegal activities. Coastal guards have high possibilities of being affected by mesothelioma or lung cancer due to asbestos exposure. So, a questionnaire consisting of 20 questions was created and circulated among a hundred participants who were coastal guards, through Google forms. The responses were recorded and tabulated in the form of bar graphs. Out of a hundred participants, 52.4% were not aware of the fact that coastal guards have high chances of developing lung cancer and Mesothelioma. 53.7% were aware of the other oral manifestations of lung cancer other than bleeding gums. Majority of the coastal guards feel that they are given enough information about dental hygiene protocols. Hence, to conclude, oral hygiene habits have to be elaborated using various tools in the right manner to ensure better health of teeth and gums. |
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