TY - JOUR A1 - Dileep, C A1 - Basavaraj, P A1 - Jayaprakash, K A1 - Gupta, Bhuvan T1 - Dental Caries Experience and Oral Hygiene status of Biscuit Factory Workers in Kanpur City Y1 - 2007/1/1 JF - Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry JO - J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent SP - 54 EP - 59 VL - 5 IS - 9 UR - 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 N2 - 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 ER -