Oral health status of Tibetan and local school children of Kushalnagar, Mysore district, India: a comparative study
Autor: | S K Hegde, K S Havaldar, S S Bhat |
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Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Health Status Dentistry India Oral Health Oral health Tibet Oral hygiene Migrants World health Gingivitis Environmental health medicine oral health status Humans tibetans Child General Dentistry business.industry Angular cheilitis medicine.disease Test (assessment) lcsh:RK1-715 lcsh:Dentistry Female medicine.symptom Malocclusion business Caries experience |
Zdroj: | Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Vol 32, Iss 2, Pp 125-129 (2014) |
ISSN: | 1998-3905 |
Popis: | The presence of migrants culturally different from inhabitants of the host country is now a widespread phenomenon. It is known that dietary habits and oral hygiene practices vary from country to country, which in turn has a profound effect on oral health. Objectives: To assess and compare the oral health status of Tibetan school children and local school children of Kushalnagar (Bylakuppe). Study design: A survey was conducted at Kushalnagar (Bylakuppe), in Mysore district, India to assess the oral health status of Tibetan school children (n = 300) and local school children (n = 300) and compared using World Health Organization oral health proforma (1997). Results: The proportional values are compared using chi-square test and the mean values are compared using Student's t-test. Statistically significant results were obtained for soft tissue lesions, dental caries, malocclusion, and treatment needs. However, results were not significant when gingivitis was compared in the two populations. Conclusions: Tibetan school children showed higher prevalence of Angular cheilitis, gingival bleeding, dental caries experience, malocclusion, and treatment needs in comparison with non-Tibetans. Among the Tibetan school children, the requirement for two or more surface filling was more. |
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