Prevalence of Dental Caries, Dental Pain and Oral Hygiene Practices Among Riverine Islanders of Brahmaputra in North Eastern State of Assam, India
Background: Little is known about oral health of riverine islanders of Brahmaputra in Assam, India. Objective: To determine the prevalence of dental caries, dental pain and risk factors (alcohol, tobacco and oral hygiene practices) among riverine islanders of Brahmaputra in Assam, India. Methods: A...
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doaj-77713c25c8c94431a89d48597fc4de5a2020-11-24T21:44:14ZengLight House Polyclinic Mangalore Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences0972-59970972-59972019-07-01182Prevalence of Dental Caries, Dental Pain and Oral Hygiene Practices Among Riverine Islanders of Brahmaputra in North Eastern State of Assam, IndiaKuldeep Singh Shekhawat0Arunima Chauhan1Faruk Ahmed2Deepranjan Das3Debanga Hazarika4Biswajit Sarma5Riturekha Baruah Phukan6Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of Public Health Dentistry, Century International Institute of Dental Sciences, Kasaragod – 671541, Kerala, IndiaProfessor, Dept. of Oral Biology, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal – 576104, Karnataka, IndiaJunior Resident, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi, Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur - 784001, Assam, IndiaMedical Officer, Bongaigaon Boat Clinic, Ward No. 5, Main Road, Boro Bazar, Bongaigaon – 783380, Assam, IndiaMedical and Health Officer, Model Hospital, Bamunigaon, Kamrup Rural, 781123, Assam, IndiaPost Graduate Trainee, Dept. of General Surgery, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh – 786002, Assam, IndiaDistrict Program Officer, Jorhat Boat Clinic, Jorhat, Assam, IndiaBackground: Little is known about oral health of riverine islanders of Brahmaputra in Assam, India. Objective: To determine the prevalence of dental caries, dental pain and risk factors (alcohol, tobacco and oral hygiene practices) among riverine islanders of Brahmaputra in Assam, India. Methods: A cross-sectional (questionnaire and clinical) study was conducted among 102 study participants to obtain their socio-demographic data, consumption of alcohol, tobacco, oral hygiene practices and history of dental pain in preceding 6 months. Dental caries was clinically diagnosed using WHO modification of DMFT index. Chi-square and students ‘t’ test was used for proportion and mean difference. Results: Consumption of alcohol was nil and 58.8 percent consumed tobacco with majority using smokeless form. The prevalence of dental caries was 59.8 percent with mean dmft – 2.3 and DMFT – 3. Males had significantly higher dmft scores (P=0.02) and absence of dental caries was observed more among females (P=0.008). About 34 percent did not brush their teeth and 71 percent experienced dental pain. Difficulty in chewing food was common impact affecting their quality of life. Majority did not do anything for dental pain citing ‘no dentist nearby’ and ‘transportation problems’ as main reasons. Conclusion: After careful consideration of the results, a Boat Dental Clinic Program (BDCP) was initiated to overcome the barrier of accessibility thereby providing oral health services at their doorstep. BDCP was planned based on the prevalent epidemiology of oral diseases, cultural factors and available resources. https://www.ojhas.org/issue70/2019-2-3.htmlOral HealthTobaccoDental CariesDentistSmokingPrevalence |
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Kuldeep Singh Shekhawat Arunima Chauhan Faruk Ahmed Deepranjan Das Debanga Hazarika Biswajit Sarma Riturekha Baruah Phukan Prevalence of Dental Caries, Dental Pain and Oral Hygiene Practices Among Riverine Islanders of Brahmaputra in North Eastern State of Assam, India Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences Oral Health Tobacco Dental Caries Dentist Smoking Prevalence |
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Prevalence of Dental Caries, Dental Pain and Oral Hygiene Practices Among Riverine Islanders of Brahmaputra in North Eastern State of Assam, India |
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Prevalence of Dental Caries, Dental Pain and Oral Hygiene Practices Among Riverine Islanders of Brahmaputra in North Eastern State of Assam, India |
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Prevalence of Dental Caries, Dental Pain and Oral Hygiene Practices Among Riverine Islanders of Brahmaputra in North Eastern State of Assam, India |
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Prevalence of Dental Caries, Dental Pain and Oral Hygiene Practices Among Riverine Islanders of Brahmaputra in North Eastern State of Assam, India |
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Prevalence of Dental Caries, Dental Pain and Oral Hygiene Practices Among Riverine Islanders of Brahmaputra in North Eastern State of Assam, India |
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prevalence of dental caries, dental pain and oral hygiene practices among riverine islanders of brahmaputra in north eastern state of assam, india |
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Light House Polyclinic Mangalore |
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Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences |
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Background: Little is known about oral health of riverine islanders of Brahmaputra in Assam, India. Objective: To determine the prevalence of dental caries, dental pain and risk factors (alcohol, tobacco and oral hygiene practices) among riverine islanders of Brahmaputra in Assam, India. Methods: A cross-sectional (questionnaire and clinical) study was conducted among 102 study participants to obtain their socio-demographic data, consumption of alcohol, tobacco, oral hygiene practices and history of dental pain in preceding 6 months. Dental caries was clinically diagnosed using WHO modification of DMFT index. Chi-square and students ‘t’ test was used for proportion and mean difference. Results: Consumption of alcohol was nil and 58.8 percent consumed tobacco with majority using smokeless form. The prevalence of dental caries was 59.8 percent with mean dmft – 2.3 and DMFT – 3. Males had significantly higher dmft scores (P=0.02) and absence of dental caries was observed more among females (P=0.008). About 34 percent did not brush their teeth and 71 percent experienced dental pain. Difficulty in chewing food was common impact affecting their quality of life. Majority did not do anything for dental pain citing ‘no dentist nearby’ and ‘transportation problems’ as main reasons. Conclusion: After careful consideration of the results, a Boat Dental Clinic Program (BDCP) was initiated to overcome the barrier of accessibility thereby providing oral health services at their doorstep. BDCP was planned based on the prevalent epidemiology of oral diseases, cultural factors and available resources. |
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