Manu Batra|Pradeep Tangade|Dheeraj Gupta
Assessment of periodontal health among the rural population of Moradabad, India
Teerthanker Mahaveer University|Teerthanker Mahaveer University|Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre
introduction oral health integral component general health essential wellbeing india one populated countries world majority resides rural areas moradabad one oldest cities uttar pradesh diverse culture beliefs aim aim evaluate periodontal health status rural moradabad population materials methods representative transversal study 550 adults aged 2049 years rural moradabad conducted february 2011 june 2011 survey carried using selfdesigned questionnaire periodontal health assessed using criteria 1997 results overall prevalence periodontal diseases among study subjects overall 916 males higher prevalence periodontal disease 938 compared females 895 total subjects 378 community periodontal index cpi score 4 325 score 3 73 subjects loss attachment loa 202 loa score 1 statistically significant difference p 0001 among number subjects different cpi loa scores multivariate binary logistic model age 35 years smoking tobacco chewing independent risk factors significantly associated cpi 2 dependent variable p 005 conclusion current periodontal health status rural adult population moradabad city attributed low literacy along socio economic status oral habits improve periodontal health status rural population moradabad suggested communitybased approach designed