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- Title
Effect of chewing gutkha on oral hygiene, gingival and periodontal status.
- Authors
M. S., Arun Kumar; S., Mythri; Hegde, Shashikanth; K. S., Rajesh
- Abstract
Aim: To compare the effect of chewing gutkha on oral hygiene, gingival and periodontal status. Methods: The oral hygiene status, gingival and periodontal status of 100 subjects (50 were gutkha chewers and 50 were non-chewers) was evaluated and compared using Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S), gingival index (GI) and Community periodontal index (CPI) respectively. Results: The mean OHI-S score in gutkha chewers was 2.1596 which was approximately three fold greater than 0.8160 observed in non-chewers. The number of subjects with good oral hygiene (82%) was significantly higher among non-chewing subjects when compared with gutkha chewers where none of the subjects had good oral hygiene. The number of subjects with mild and moderate gingivitis was significantly higher among non-chewers when compared with gutkha chewers. Less than half (46%) had periodontal pocket of 4-5mm and 66% had LOA of 4-5mm in gutkha chewers when compared to non-chewers where 10% subjects had 4-5mm periodontal pocket and 24% had loss of attachment of 4-5mm. Conclusions: Chewing gutkha has been found to have a role in deterioration of oral hygiene, gingival status and periodontal status and also development of oral lesions.
- Subjects
ORAL hygiene; PERIODONTAL pockets; PERIODONTITIS; GINGIVA; GINGIVITIS
- Publication
Journal of Oral Health Research, 2012, Vol 3, Issue 3, p26
- ISSN
2229-6018
- Publication type
Article