Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Jeep Battery Manufacturing Workers at Metagalli, Mysore, Karnataka
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: Dental health is as important as general health, but the irony is; it has not received the same amount of importance as that of the general health. This fact is even more prevalent in the labourers, who are bound to neglect their oral health because of busy scheduled and stressful life. Some occupational exposures are associated with oral changes in both hard and soft tissues. Study aimed to assess oral health status and treatment needs of jeep battery manufacturing workers at Metagalli, Mysore, Karnataka. Material and methods: A cross‑sectional survey was carried out among 175 Jeep battery manufacturing factory workers in Metagalli, Mysore, Karnataka. Information regarding demographic details and oral habits was collected using specially designed questionnaire. Data on oral health status and treatment needs was collected DMFT Index and CPITN index by conducting intra-oral examination. Results: Among factory workers, 25.71% had the habit of smoking, 0.57% had habit of beetle nut chewing and 3.43% had the habit of ghutka chewing. The total average DMFT score among all workers was 1.71. About 46.28% of workers required scaling procedure and 1.71% of workers required periodontal surgery. Conclusion: Majority of the participants in the survey had habit of tobacco chewing and smoking. Participants had problem of dental caries, gingivitis and periodontitis requiring necessary treatment
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Jyothi C, Anjan Giriraju
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