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Sekhon TS, Grewal S, Gambhir RS. Periodontal health status and treatment needs of the rural population of India: A cross-sectional study. J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2015;6(1):111-5doi: 10.4103/0976-9668.149102.
Sekhon, T. S., Grewal, S., & Gambhir, R. S. (2015). Periodontal health status and treatment needs of the rural population of India: A cross-sectional study. Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine, 6(1), 111-5. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.149102
Sekhon, Tegbir Singh, et al. "Periodontal health status and treatment needs of the rural population of India: A cross-sectional study." Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine vol. 6,1 (2015): 111-5. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.149102
Sekhon TS, Grewal S, Gambhir RS. Periodontal health status and treatment needs of the rural population of India: A cross-sectional study. J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2015 Jan-Jun;6(1):111-5. doi: 10.4103/0976-9668.149102. PMID: 25810646; PMCID: PMC4367019.
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J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2015 Jan-Jun;6(1):111-5. doi: 10.4103/0976-9668.149102.

Periodontal health status and treatment needs of the rural population of India: A cross-sectional study.

Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine

Tegbir Singh Sekhon, Simran Grewal, Ramandeep Singh Gambhir

Affiliations

  1. Department of Periodontology, SKSS Dental College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India.
  2. Department of Physiology, MM University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  3. Department of Public Health Dentistry, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Rajpura, Punjab, India.

PMID: 25810646 PMCID: PMC4367019 DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.149102

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Periodontal disease is of public health concern and hence data on its prevalence rate are necessary. We have documented the prevalence pattern of periodontal disease in a rural population of Belgaum district, India, and identify the optimal treatment needs (TNs).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried on 1680 dentate adult subjects, examined from 12 villages in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India for prevalence of periodontal status and their TNs (using Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs [CPITN]).

RESULTS: Increase in CPITN score positively correlated with age. Only 4.3% (13) of subjects in the age-group of 20-29 had a CPITN score of 4 indicative of pockets of 6 mm or more when compared to 26% (91) of subjects in the age-group of 45-60 years. 92% (569) of the subjects in the age-group of 30-44 were having a TN score 2 whereas only 5.3% (33) of subjects were having a TN score 0 in the same age-group. Significantly higher need for treatment was observed in males, smokers and subjects using finger and tooth powder. Surprisingly diet of the subjects did not influence TNs.

CONCLUSION: Increased prevalence of periodontal diseases and TNs was observed. There is a need for initiating adequate awareness regarding oral hygiene, specifically primary prevention could help in reducing the prevalence of periodontal disease.

Keywords: Community periodontal Index for treatment Needs index; oral hygiene; periodontal health; rural; treatment needs

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