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Gambhir RS, Nirola A, Singh J, et al. Periodontal health status of transport workers of a union territory in India: A cross-sectional study. J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2015;19(3):312-6doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.153482.
Gambhir, R. S., Nirola, A., Singh, J., Sekhon, T., & Anand, S. (2015). Periodontal health status of transport workers of a union territory in India: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 19(3), 312-6. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-124X.153482
Gambhir, Ramandeep Singh, et al. "Periodontal health status of transport workers of a union territory in India: A cross-sectional study." Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology vol. 19,3 (2015): 312-6. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-124X.153482
Gambhir RS, Nirola A, Singh J, Sekhon T, Anand S. Periodontal health status of transport workers of a union territory in India: A cross-sectional study. J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2015 May-Jun;19(3):312-6. doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.153482. PMID: 26229274; PMCID: PMC4520118.
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J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2015 May-Jun;19(3):312-6. doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.153482.

Periodontal health status of transport workers of a union territory in India: A cross-sectional study.

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology

Ramandeep Singh Gambhir, Ashutosh Nirola, Jagjit Singh, Tegbir Sekhon, Samir Anand

Affiliations

  1. Department of Public Health Dentistry, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Rajpura, Punjab, India.
  2. Department of Periodontics, Laxmi Bai Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India.
  3. Department of Periodontics, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Rajpura, Punjab, India.
  4. Department of Periodontics, Sarabha Dental College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
  5. Department of Periodontics, Rayat and Bahra Dental College and Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.

PMID: 26229274 PMCID: PMC4520118 DOI: 10.4103/0972-124X.153482

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Periodontal disease is one of the most prevalent dental diseases, which affects the adult population of the world, varying only in degree from mild to severe. Transport industry is considered an important pillar for socioeconomic development of any nation. The present study was carried out to assess the periodontal health status of transport workers working in Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) buses, Chandigarh (Union territory).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on all available CTU workers at all three bus depots. The data were recorded on a modified WHO format (1997). A total of 998 subjects were included for community periodontal index (CPI) and attachment loss computations after doing necessary exclusions. Periodontal status was evaluated using CPI.

RESULTS: About 8.13% of the subjects had healthy periodontium while maximum subjects (73.2%) had a score 2 (calculus) as evaluated by CPI. 3.4% (12) of the subjects belonging to upper middle class had deep pockets as compared to 1.9% (10) of the subjects in the lower middle class. None of the subjects in the upper high, high, and upper middle socioeconomic status (SES) category had a loss of attachment score 4. 25.9% of the postgraduates had a CPI score of 0 whereas 0.7% high school subjects had a loss of attachment score 4.

CONCLUSION: Advanced periodontal disease (CPI score, 4) affected small number of subjects with maximum subjects (73%) having a CPI score of 2. There was statistically significant association of SES and education level with the CPI score and loss of attachment level.

Keywords: Chandigarh Transport Undertaking; education; periodontal health; socioeconomic status; transport workers

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