Periodontal Health Status of Different Socio-economic Groups in Out-Patient Department of TMDC & RC, Moradabad, India

Autor: Dara John Bhaskar, Swapnil S. Bumb, Himanshu Punia, Vikas Singh, Vipul Gupta, Manu Batra, Safalya S. Kadtane, Chandan Agali
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 8, Iss 7, Pp ZC61-ZC64 (2014)
Popis: Aims & Objective: To assess the oral health awareness and periodontal health status of different socio-economic groups in out-patient department of the Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre (TMDC&RC), Moradabad, India. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 416 subjects of 30-60 years age group with different socio-economic status classified according to modified Kuppuswamy scale (2012). Subjects were interviewed by the questionnaire and Community Periodontal Index was recorded. Statistical Analysis: Chi-square test (SPSS version 17). Result: This study showed that the code 2 and code 3 is more in lower socio-economic status (p =0.115 and p=0.079 respectively). Significant association was seen in Code 0, code 1 & code 4 (p
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