Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Paniya Tribes in Kerala
Introduction: The tribal communities of Kerala have been largely left out of the gains of the Kerala model of development. Aim: The study was aimed to obtain baseline data of oral health status and treatment needs of Paniyas, in Kerala, India. Materials and Methods: A descriptive population base...
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| description | Introduction: The tribal communities of Kerala have been largely
left out of the gains of the Kerala model of development.
Aim: The study was aimed to obtain baseline data of oral health
status and treatment needs of Paniyas, in Kerala, India.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive population based survey
of adult Paniya belonging to index age groups of 35-44 years and
65-74 years was conducted. The study population comprised
of 420 subjects drawn from three talukas by stratified cluster
sampling. Modified version of WHO Oral Health Assessment
Form (1997) was used to assess the oral health status.
Results: Caries prevalence was 40%. The mean DMFT in
the 35-44 years age group was 1.52±1.95 and in 65-74 age
group it was 18.47 ± 13.10. Oral mucosal lesions were seen in
4.52% and 76.9% had periodontal disease. Tooth brushing was
reported by 55.5% of the subjects. Paan chewing, with tobacco
or without tobacco, habit was reported by 89.3%. Bi-variate
analyses between the CPI scores and age groups showed
high statistical significance. The maximum mean treatment
requirement was for extraction (1.37 ± 4.01) and was observed
in 65-74 age groups.
Conclusion: The lack of basic oral health care access is
important for high oral disease burden in these populations.
Efforts are to be done for basic oral health care facility to these
marginal populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c0b0122ab5b410e8fb33a06301736ce2022-12-22T02:23:39ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2016-10-011010ZC12ZC1510.7860/JCDR/2016/21535.8631Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Paniya Tribes in KeralaIris Valsan0Joe Joseph1Chandrashekar Janakiram2Shamaz Mohamed3Resident, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham, Cochin, Kerala, India.Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham, Cochin, Kerala, India.Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham, Cochin, Kerala, India.Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham, Cochin, Kerala, India.Introduction: The tribal communities of Kerala have been largely left out of the gains of the Kerala model of development. Aim: The study was aimed to obtain baseline data of oral health status and treatment needs of Paniyas, in Kerala, India. Materials and Methods: A descriptive population based survey of adult Paniya belonging to index age groups of 35-44 years and 65-74 years was conducted. The study population comprised of 420 subjects drawn from three talukas by stratified cluster sampling. Modified version of WHO Oral Health Assessment Form (1997) was used to assess the oral health status. Results: Caries prevalence was 40%. The mean DMFT in the 35-44 years age group was 1.52±1.95 and in 65-74 age group it was 18.47 ± 13.10. Oral mucosal lesions were seen in 4.52% and 76.9% had periodontal disease. Tooth brushing was reported by 55.5% of the subjects. Paan chewing, with tobacco or without tobacco, habit was reported by 89.3%. Bi-variate analyses between the CPI scores and age groups showed high statistical significance. The maximum mean treatment requirement was for extraction (1.37 ± 4.01) and was observed in 65-74 age groups. Conclusion: The lack of basic oral health care access is important for high oral disease burden in these populations. Efforts are to be done for basic oral health care facility to these marginal populations.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8631/21535_CE(EK)_F(AK)_PF1(NEAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdfindigenous populationprevalencetribal communities |
| spellingShingle | Iris Valsan Joe Joseph Chandrashekar Janakiram Shamaz Mohamed Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Paniya Tribes in Kerala Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research indigenous population prevalence tribal communities |
| title | Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Paniya Tribes in Kerala |
| title_full | Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Paniya Tribes in Kerala |
| title_fullStr | Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Paniya Tribes in Kerala |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Paniya Tribes in Kerala |
| title_short | Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Paniya Tribes in Kerala |
| title_sort | oral health status and treatment needs of paniya tribes in kerala |
| topic | indigenous population prevalence tribal communities |
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