Periodontal Status amongst Substance Abusers in Indian Population
Joint Authors
Bhowmik, Nirjhar
Reddy, Shantipriya
Agnihotri, Jaya
Prasad, M. G. S.
Kaul, Sanjay
Kambali, Soumya
Amudha, D.
Agrawal, Chaitali
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
In India there have been limited number of studies on periodontal status among drug addicts, and thus this study aims to assess the Oral hygiene and periodontal status in substance abusers and compare it with non-substance abusers.
Methods.
A comparative study was conducted to assess the periodontal status in substance abusers.
Non-substance abusers were procured from the general population of Bangalore.
From the control group 250 non-substance abusers were age and sex matched with the study population of substance abusers.
The oral hygiene and periodontal condition of all subjects was assessed using Oral hygiene index- simplified (OHI-S), Russell's periodontal indices and Gingival bleeding index.
Results.
The mean of OHI-S and Periodontal Index (Russell's Index) scores were higher (2.70 and 3.68, resp.) in substance abusers than the control group (2.45 and 2.59, resp.).
The mean Gingival bleeding score was lower (9.69) in substance abusers than the control group (22.7) and found to be statistically significant.
A positive correlation found between OHI-S and Russell's periodontal index whereas negative correlation was found between OHI-S and Gingival bleeding in substance abusers.
Conclusions.
Though the oral hygiene was fair, more periodontal destruction and less of gingival bleeding were observed in substance abusers as compared to control group.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Reddy, Shantipriya& Kaul, Sanjay& Agrawal, Chaitali& Prasad, M. G. S.& Agnihotri, Jaya& Bhowmik, Nirjhar…[et al.]. 2012. Periodontal Status amongst Substance Abusers in Indian Population. ISRN Dentistry،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Reddy, Shantipriya…[et al.]. Periodontal Status amongst Substance Abusers in Indian Population. ISRN Dentistry No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Reddy, Shantipriya& Kaul, Sanjay& Agrawal, Chaitali& Prasad, M. G. S.& Agnihotri, Jaya& Bhowmik, Nirjhar…[et al.]. Periodontal Status amongst Substance Abusers in Indian Population. ISRN Dentistry. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473345