Prevalence of Periodontal Disease in the General Population of India-A Systematic Review
Introduction: Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory disease resulting in destruction of tissues and structures surrounding the teeth thus, if left untreated causes loss of teeth and ultimately results in edentulism, posing a great negative impact on individuals’ quality of life. Hence th...
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| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory
disease resulting in destruction of tissues and structures
surrounding the teeth thus, if left untreated causes loss of
teeth and ultimately results in edentulism, posing a great
negative impact on individuals’ quality of life. Hence the global
epidemiological data suggests periodontal disease to be one
of a major burden on oral diseases. To reduce this burden it is
necessary to know the true prevalence of the disease according
to which proper initiatives can be formulated. India being
home to nearly 1.2 billion people and one amongst the rapidly
developing country, its population requires being systemically
as well as orally healthy to lead a good quality of life. However
due to large heterogenecity amongst its residing population in
terms of geographical area, culture, education, socioeconomic
status, a variety of oral diseases like periodontal diseases are
prevalent here. Even though the early studies suggested that
the population is highly susceptible to the disease, the true
prevalence of periodontal disease has not been found yet due
to paucity in literature available.
Aim: To systematically review the available literature taken from
various parts of India and find the prevalence rate of periodontal
disease amongst the general population of India.
Materials and Methods: A literature search was performed using
PUB MED, COCHRANE and EMBASE databases on August 6,
2015. Following full text assessment a thorough references
search was made and potential studies were included. A Quality
assessment of retrieved articles from 2nd round was done using
a self designed questionnaire and only field survey studies were
included in the systematic review.
Results: The literature search yielded six studies which had
performed field surveys to find the prevalence of periodontal
disease in their respective areas. These studies have
observed different sets of age groups and the same has been
accomplished by using Community Periodontal Index (CPI) or
Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN). It
was also found that no prevalence studies have been carried
out in few North and North Eastern states and Union Territories
of India.
Conclusion: Due to non-availability of same age groups
in selected studies an overall prevalence rate could not be
obtained. However, it was observed that few areas of states
like West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Assam have reported a
prevalence rate of periodontal disease of more than 85% in
their general population. The data from the present systematic
review calls for a combined initiative from the Government
of India and Dental council of India to have a nationwide
multicentric prevalence studies to obtain the true prevalence
rate of periodontal disease in India and interventions should be
provided for the same to maintain the oral health and quality of
life of the affected population. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |