%A Dileep, C %A Basavaraj, P %A Jayaprakash, K %A Gupta, Bhuvan %T Dental Caries Experience and Oral Hygiene status of Biscuit Factory Workers in Kanpur City %9 Article %D 2007 %J Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry %P 54-59 %V 5 %N 9 %U https://journals.lww.com/aphd/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=2319-5932;year=2007;volume=5;issue=9;spage=54;epage=59;aulast=Dileep %8 January 1, 2007 %X Industrial workers constitute a well defined population. Due to their poor life style and neglect of oral hygiene, oral diseases seem to be more common among them. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess dental caries experience and oral hygiene status of various biscuit factory production line workers in Kanpur city. Material & Methods: The study was conducted on a randomly selected sample of 338 production line workers of various biscuit factories in Kanpur city. The DMFT & OHI-S scores were recorded on a specially designed proforma. The data collected was subjected to statistical analysis. Conclusion: The direct exposure to sugar dust for longer duration of time and neglect in oral hygiene was the major factor in higher DMFT, OHI-S scores in production line workers of biscuit factories. Thus efforts should be directed towards preventive and curative treatment approaches to meet the demands of the industrial population %0 Journal Article %I Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications %@ 2319-5932