Abstract
Oral Hygiene Status and Dental Caries Experience in Patients with Dental Fluorosis Visiting A Private Dental Institution in Chennai
Highlights
Oral health is recognised and accepted as important when compared to general health
A retrospective study was carried out in Saveetha Dental College between June 2019-March 2020.The study population consisted of young adults who reported with dental fluorosis.The data was collected from patients records analysed from the data of 86000 patients between June 2019-March 2020 and entered in Excel sheets.The collected data were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS software.A chi square test was done and a p value of < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant
The results showed that 53% of fluorosis patients had less than score of dental caries status and 56% of fluorosis had fair oral hygiene status
Summary
Oral health is recognised and accepted as important when compared to general health. Oral health can be defined as standard health of the oral and related tissues which enables individuals to eat, speak and socialize without active-disease, discomfort which contribute to general health [1]. Oral disease can be considered as a public health problem due to their higher prevalence and social impact [2]. Poor oral health affects the quality of life in children, adults and old people. Routine daily activities may be disrespected and lead to economic loss [3]. Poor oral hygiene and nutritional practices disturb the ecological homeostasis in plaque thereby causing an inexorable shift in plaque ecology towards highly cariogenic microorganisms [4]
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