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The oral health status of factory workers in bahadurgarh, haryana

2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 25; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0970-2199(11)52005-3

2405-772X

Meenakshi Sood, Anshu Blaggana, Vyom Aggarwal,

Oral Health Pathology and Treatment

A study on oral health status of 1331 workers of three factories in Bahadurgarh, Haryana was carried out. The distribution of the sample was 1305(98.05%) maies and 26 females with mean age of33.85 years. The use of tobacco was noticed in 307(23.07%) smokers and 377(28.32%) tobacco chewers. Examination of soft tissues showed 77(5.79%) subjects with oral lesions.Leukoplakia, lichen planus and ulcers were significantly higher in tobacco users. The prevalence of caries was 59%. Mean CPI score was 1.77. Clinical Attachment Loss was found in 796(59.8%) subjects. 472(35.46%) subjects had missing teeth and 38 subjects had dental prosthesis.