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ArticleBioinformation2020

Oral health behaviour, practices, status and the dental treatment needs among paliyan and pulayan tribes in India.

Srisakthi Dorai Kannan, Meignana Arumugham Indiran, R Pradeep Kumar

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Srisakthi Dorai KannanSaveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 77, India.
Meignana Arumugham IndiranSaveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 77, India.
R Pradeep KumarSaveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 77, India.

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Abstract

It is of interest to document the The Oral Health heigene data among the paliyan and pulayan tribes in India. The Paliyan and Pulayan tribes inhabit a narrow strip of Western Ghats in the hilly regions of Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar districts of Tamil Nadu. Subjects aged 5yrs and above are used in this study. The WHO assessment form was used to assess the oral health status. Results show that 589 (58%) ignored the oral health problems, 225 (22.2%) relied on self-medications, 142 (14%) consulted a general physician, 35 (3.5%) had visited a dentist and the remaining 23 (2.3%) were dependent upon over the counter medications from a pharmacy. Thus, the prosthetic need was highest among the 55 + yrs age group, 36 (48.6%) required maxillary prosthesis and 21 (28.4%) required mandibular prosthesis.

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