%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