ASSESSMENT OF PERIODONTAL STATUS AMONG SUGAR FACTORY WORKERS

Introduction: Wellbeing is of fundamental significance in this day and age. Show of sickness free dentition is a respectable test, however tragically not many stay in this unblemished condition of wellbeing. Oral wellbeing being an essential part of general wellbeing status, plays a part in the improvement of personal satisfaction. Hence, the current status of dental sicknesses in the agricultural nations is clearly unfit to change their epidemiological picture. This paper assess periodontal status among sugar factory workers of karad taluka of Maharashtra, using community periodontal index (CPI).

Aim: An epidemiological study to assess periodontal status among sugar factory workers of karad taluka using community periodontal index.

Results: The results obtained were analyzed statistically. It was seen that of the total population under study, 22.93% (score 1 i.e. 269 subjects) had bleeding on probing, 39.64% (score 2 i.e. 465 subjects) had calculus or other plaque retentive factors, 37.43% ( score 3 i.e. 439 subjects ) had a pocket of 4-5mm. 14.32% (score 0 i.e. 168 subjects) had a loss of attachment of 0-3mm according to CPI index calculations and 85.67% (score 1i.e. 1005 subjects) had a loss of attachment of more than 3 mm.

Conclusion: The following conclusions were drawn from the present study Subjects above the age of 35 years have more chances of occurrence of periodontal disease than the subjects below the age of 35 years. As age increases the prevalence of periodontal disease also increases. With increase in level of education and better socioeconomic status the level of periodontal disease decreased.