Abstract
BackgroundThe tribes of India have poor periodontal health status due to their isolation, awareness and less accessibility to dental resources. They follow traditional methods of oral hygiene practice, which are found to be inadequate and inaccurate to maintain their good oral health. This study aims to assess the oral hygiene practice, oral hygiene and periodontal status of two tribes residing in Bhadrachalam, Telangana, India.MethodsBased on accessibility the two tribes Koya and Lambada were included in the study. The total study population consisted of 1000 subjects, with 500 subjects in each group. Using a preformed proforma the oral hygiene practices were recorded for two groups and oral examination was done using Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) index and Community Periodontal Index (CPI).ResultsThe OHI-S ranged between 2.5–3.0 in both the groups. The CPI index scores showed that sextants with calculus, shallow pockets, deep pockets and loss of attachment of 4-5 mm were significantly present in both groups.ConclusionTo conclude, though practice of poor oral hygiene and compromised periodontal status was seen among both groups. However, it was more prevalent in Koya. Under these circumstances, implementation of a basic awareness of oral health care programme for these tribes should be a high priority.
Highlights
The tribes of India have poor periodontal health status due to their isolation, awareness and less accessibility to dental resources
As there is no literature available, regarding oral health status of these population, this present study aimed to assess the oral hygiene practice and periodontal status of these two tribes inhabiting in Bhadrachalam division of Khammam district, Telangana, India. It is a cross sectional epidemiological study conducted to assess the oral hygiene practice and periodontal status of two tribes residing in Bhadrachalam, Telangana, India
We used a modified World Health Organization (WHO) proforma which had queries related to oral hygiene practice that might have indirectly affected on Periodontium and its supporting structures [8]
Summary
The tribes of India have poor periodontal health status due to their isolation, awareness and less accessibility to dental resources. They follow traditional methods of oral hygiene practice, which are found to be inadequate and inaccurate to maintain their good oral health. The situation is severe in developing countries like India [2] In this modern era, there are people who are living in isolation in natural and unpolluted surrounding far away from civilization with their traditional values, customs, beliefs and myths. There are people who are living in isolation in natural and unpolluted surrounding far away from civilization with their traditional values, customs, beliefs and myths They are known as “tribes,” for which India is a homeland providing shelter for 75 of such (2019) 19:8
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