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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 32
| Issue : 2 | Page : 125-129 |
Oral health status of Tibetan and local school children of Kushalnagar, Mysore district, India: A comparative study
KS Havaldar1, SS Bhat2, SK Hegde2
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Kurunji Venkataramana Gowda Dental College and Hospital, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada, India
2 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College and Hospital, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
K S Havaldar
No. 106,Vishwas Jupiter Apartment, Opp. Srinivasa Physiotherapy College, Behind G.S.I qtrs, Shivanagar, Pandeshwara, Mangalore-1, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.130959
The presence of migrants culturally different from inhabitants of the host country is now a widespread phenomenon. It is known that dietary habits and oral hygiene practices vary from country to country, which in turn has a profound effect on oral health. Objectives: To assess and compare the oral health status of Tibetan school children and local school children of Kushalnagar (Bylakuppe). Study design: A survey was conducted at Kushalnagar (Bylakuppe), in Mysore district, India to assess the oral health status of Tibetan school children (n = 300) and local school children (n = 300) and compared using World Health Organization oral health proforma (1997). Results: The proportional values are compared using chi-square test and the mean values are compared using Student's t-test. Statistically significant results were obtained for soft tissue lesions, dental caries, malocclusion, and treatment needs. However, results were not significant when gingivitis was compared in the two populations. Conclusions: Tibetan school children showed higher prevalence of Angular cheilitis, gingival bleeding, dental caries experience, malocclusion, and treatment needs in comparison with non-Tibetans. Among the Tibetan school children, the requirement for two or more surface filling was more.
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