Oral Health Status & Treatment needs among the population of Tigiria Block, Cuttack

Dr Utkal K Mohanty; Dr Gaurav Sharma; Dr. Swapna Sarit

Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2019

Oral Health Status & Treatment needs among the population of Tigiria Block, Cuttack

Dr Utkal K Mohanty, Dr Gaurav Sharma, Dr. Swapna Sarit

Abstract :

Background: Oral health is indispensable for general health and well–being of an individual. Poor oral health is a major public health issue of the world and especially in Indian sub–continent. Material & methods: Sixteen villages were selected by systematic random sampling from the available list in Tigiria block. Population attending the screening camp were screened by using, WHO 1997 criteria. Results: Caries prevalence was found to 60.9% among 1–10years & 58.1% in 71–80 years. 49.4% among females and 45.2% among males were affected by dental caries in the study population. Gingival bleeding was found to be 11% among the 1–10 years age group. Conclusion: In the present study dental caries was found to be more prevalent in extremes of age groups. Females were having more caries in comparison to males in the population