Author:
Mukherjee Sudarshana,Banerjee Sohini,Biswas Chhanda,Bandopadhyay P. K.
Abstract
Background:
The endangered Toto tribe of North Bengal is unique in their traditional oral hygiene practices.
Aims & objective:
To evaluate the prevalence of chronic periodontitis in the unique genetically homogenous population and also to assess their oral hygiene status.
Materials and Methods:
The study was conducted on the population with help of two stage approach involving both preformed set of questionaries' and also the intra-oral examination in accordance with standard guidelines.
Results and Observations:
The data were subjected to statistical analysis and significant association was found between loss of attachment, oral habits, OHI-S scores. CPI scores could be positively associated with OHI-S scores.
Discussion and Conclusion:
It was observed that despite of having predominantly fair OHI-S scores, high prevalence of deleterious oral habits and other local factors, prevalence of periodontal disease was low among the population.
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