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Background: The hormonal changes along with decreased salivation during pregnancy result in many orodental problems. The existing orodental conditions worsen due to barriers to the utilisation of orodental care during pregnancy. The objective of this study is to assess orodental problems and barriers to utilisation of orodenatl care in pregnant ladies Methods: Sample size is calculated using Cochran’s formula. The Purposive sampling technique was used to select hospitals and pregnant women from OPD of the gynecology and obstetrics department of hospitals selected in Himachal Pradesh. Using DMFT and CPI index, interview schedules the study's specific objectives are achieved. Results: Out of a sample of 112, 92.8% of pregnant women had dental caries, 34.8% of pregnant women had got restorative treatment and 25.8% had their teeth extracted. The majority of pregnant women (51.8%) had dental calculus and (29.5%) shallow periodontal pockets. The system, personal, and caregiver-related barriers are responsible for the underutilisation of orodental care among pregnant women. Conclusions: This study concluded many pregnant women face orodental problems along with a major factor of lack of dental education and no dental insurance associated with their orodental problems.
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Background: Periodontal diseases are a group of lesions affecting tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth. Periodontal diseases are considered as a group of highly prevalent infectious, inflammatory conditions of the supporting structures of the teeth which affects more than 50% of the world’s adult population. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the extent of agreement between clinical and self-assessed periodontal health status among patients visiting the outpatient department of Rajarajeswari Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among 250 patients who attended the outpatient department of Rajarajeswari Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore. The study population was subjected to a self-administered questionnaire which was followed by periodontal examination. The clinical examination included an assessment of the periodontal condition using CPI and mobility. Results: There was a marked discrepancy between the two values of self-assessed and clinically diagnosed periodontal health status which shows that the self-assessed periodontal tool was a poor indicator of the periodontal health status. Conclusions: The present study showed that there is a discrepancy between the subjectively and objectively assessed periodontal health status. Increasing people’s awareness and knowledge of their own dental disorders and changing their attitudes and behavior towards oral health care will help in improving oral as well as general health.
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Introduction: In addition to smoking, smokeless tobacco hasalso evidently shown its effect on various oral tissues.Smokeless tobacco products have been in existence forthousands of years among populations in South America andSoutheast Asia in varied forms.Methodology: This cross-sectional study investigated theeffect of commonly used smokeless tobacco on periodontalhealth in local population of nearby villages of Air Force StationBakshi Ka Talab, U.P., India, for which 2045 individuals[males=1455 (71%), females=590 (28.9%)] were evaluated.Results: Maximum incidence of smokeless tobaccoconsumption was observed in the age group 21–30 years(39.4%), whereas minimum consumption was observed in theage group 10–20 years (7.5%). The peak smokeless tobaccoconsumption was observed between the ages 21 and 40 years.Recording of oral hygiene measures included in this studyshowed majority of subjects (n=1961) used tooth brushing asthe oral hygiene measure, while some used datoon (n=30;1.5%) for cleaning their teeth and others used their finger(n=54; 2.6%) with or without tooth powder.Conclusion: This study conclude that, PPD were significantlyhigher statistically amongst longer duration (>5 years)smokeless tobacco users as compared to non-tobacco users.
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Objectives To investigate the prevalence rate of periodontal diseases in the elderly aged 65～74 years in Haikou,and to provide basic data for the diseases prevention.Methods A total of 875 residents(aged 65-74 years)were selected using stratified random sampling in four areas of Haikou,and oral health checks were conducted.Results The prevalence rate of periodontal disorders,such as gingival bleeding,dental calculus,periodontal pockets was 57.8％,83.5％ and 24.0 ％,respectively.In average,9.2 (gingival bleeding),16.6 (dental calculus) and 1.7 (periodontal pockets)teeth were detected in each person.Detection rate of loss of periodontal attachment(LOA)of ≥4 mm(at least 1 teeth)was 55.7％,while the percentages of LOA ≥ 6 mm(at least 1 teeth)declined to 17.6％.Binary Logistic regression analysis showed that dentures were a risk factor for bleeding gums.With aging,risk of the formation of dental calculus became lower.The risk of the formation of dental calculus was 1.98 times higher for the elderly without denture than for the elderly with denture.The risk of the formation of periodontal pockets was higher in men than in women.The risk of the formation of periodontal pockets became higher in the elderly from poor families.The risk of the LOA≥ 4 mm was 1.40 times higher for rural original-addressed elderly than for urban originaladdressed elderly,and smoking and drinking were risk factors for LOA≥4 mm.Conclusions The periodontal health status of the elderly in Haikou is not optimistic.Factors affecting periodontal health are multifaceted.Therefore,appropriate measures should be taken to improve the oral health status of older persons.
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En los países subdesarrollados, donde las intervenciones comunitarias de tipo promocional o protector no han sido firmemente establecidas y en los que no existe seguimiento y control de los programas de educación y prevención para la salud, la mayoría de los individuos presentan gingivitis crónica desde edades tempranas, alcanzando esta su máxima expresión antes de los 20 años y manteniéndose igual durante toda la vida. A veces avanza a periodontitis, si no es tratada adecuadamente, lo cual tiene un impacto considerable tanto sobre la salud pública general como sobre los recursos económicos dedicados a mantenerla. En Venezuela, a pesar de que se cuenta con odontólogos especializados muy competentes, hospitales y clínicas con estructura e infraestructura adecuadas, la población más pobre carece de los servicios de salud bucal que necesitan, ya que existe un encarecimiento desmedido de los servicios médicos y estomatológicos privados. Se escribe este artículo con el objetivo de abordar los problemas sociales que más influyen en el estado de salud periodontal de la población infantil urbano marginal venezolana. La deficiente organización social, la exclusión de las clases con menos ingresos, las escasas medidas preventivo educativas sobre salud bucodental aplicadas por los servicios locales de salud, la pobre valoración de la población acerca de su salud general y bucal, la falta de motivación y por consiguiente de programas educativo-preventivos, fueron los problemas sociales más relacionados con el deterioro de la salud periodontal de esta población.
In the underdeveloped countries where the promotional or protecting communitarian intervention have not being firmly established, and where there is not follow-up and control of the health education and prevention programs, most of the individuals have Chronic Gingivitis since early ages, it reaches its maximal expression before arriving to 20 years old, and keeps the same during the whole life; sometimes it develops to periodontitis, if it is not adequately treated, having a considerable impact both on the general public health and on the economic resources used to keep it. Although there are in Venezuela very competent specialized odontologists, hospitals and clinics with the adequate structures and infrastructures, the poorest population does not have access to the oral health services they need, because there is a an excessive price raise of the private stomatologic and medical services. We write this article with the objective of dealing with the social problems striking on the periodontal health of the Venezuelan infantile urban marginal population. The deficient social organization, the exclusion of the classes with fewer incomes, the scarce preventive educative measures on oral dental health applied by the local health services, the poor evaluation the population makes on their general and oral health, the lack of motivation and therefore of educative-preventive programs, were the social problems related with the worsening of this populations periodontal health.