1Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Kothiwal Dental College & Research Center, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sardar Patel Postgraduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
3Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sardar Patel Postgraduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
4Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, B.P.Koirala Institute of Medical Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
5Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Kothiwal Dental College & Research Center, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Online published on 24 April, 2013.
To assess the periodontal health status of institutionalized mentally challenged individuals of Uttar Pradesh, India.
This was a descriptive cross sectional study conducted on institutionalized mentally challenged subjects. A pretested structured proforma was used for obtaining relevant information.
Total 922 subjects were included in the study, 4 to 48 years old with a mean age of 18.76 ±7.96 years. Maximum subjects i.e.62.04% were in the age group of 11–20 years. Male subjects (77.66%) were higher than female subjects (22.34%). Oral hygiene status (OHI-S) was fair (1.97 ± 1.13). The Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S) score increased with the age. As per the Community Periodontal Index (CPI) value, 55.56% subjects had calculus. Proportion of population having CPI score ‘2′ increased with age
The institutionalized mentally challenged individuals in Uttar Pradesh have fair oral hygiene. The periodontal conditions of these subjects worsen with the age.
Periodontal Status, Mentally challenged, India
