Objectives; To check the prevalence of social myths and taboos related to oral health among general population of Delhi NCR region. Research methods; It was a descriptive cross sectional study conducted at dental OPD of Faculty of Dentistry ,Jamia Millia Islamia. Misconceptions and taboos regarding oral health were explored by giving a questionnaire to 150 respondents from adult community and different parameters were statistically analysed. Results; After complete statistical analysis , it was concluded that large population has myths and misconceptions regarding oral health. People had misconceptions about primary teeth and permanent dentition, spread of cancer, diarrhoea at the time of teething, loss of vision by extraction of maxillary teeth. Conclusion; Myths and misconceptions associated with oral hygiene were significantly higher in uneducated class. Many of these myths and beliefs are due to illiteracy and lack of knowledge.