Oral Health Behavior and Treatment Needs among Drug Addicts and Controls in Amritsar District: A Case-controlled Study

Oral Health Behavior and Treatment Needs among Drug Addicts and Controls in Amritsar District: A Case-controlled Study

Background: Substance and drug abuse is associated with severe psychosocial problems, violence and health complications. Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the oral hygiene status and sugar eating patterns among drug addicts with their age, gender and socio-economic status matche...

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Main Authors: Preeti Chawla Arora, Komal Gurpreet Singh Ragi, Aman Arora, Ambika Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
Subjects:
community periodontal index for treatment needs index
decayed
missing
and filled teeth index
drug addicts
oral hygiene status
substance abuse
substance misuse
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_309_18

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