Background: Oral health is an effective unit of general health. Dental caries and periodontal diseases are considered to be the major diseases present in modern times. Over the decades, the idea of maintaining effective oral health and interest in oral health prevention measures has diminished; thus increasing the cost of health care. Aims and Objectives: This study aims to estimate the household expenditure on oral health care among people residing in Kerala, India. Materials and Methods: Five hundred participants were surveyed who were residents of Kerala. A self-administered questionnaire that was tested and validated was used to assess the cost of oral health care. Data collected were analyzed using software for IBM SPSS version 23 for Windows (New York, USA). Results: Of 500 people, 37% are men and 63% are women. 100% of people reported using a toothbrush as an oral hygiene aid. 65% of households reported changing toothbrush for 3 months or more, while 35% of families changed for 1 month or less. Significant statistically weak correlation was observed when education, employment, and income were compared to the annual expenditure on dental care. Furthermore, there has been a moderately strong correlation observed between the socio-economic status of families and the annual cost of dental care. Conclusion: People should be aware of preventive oral hygiene aids, and appropriate policies should be formulated which will ultimately result in decreased expenditure on a curative aspect of the dental disease.
Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries of 13–15-years-old school children in urban Bangalore and to compare the correlation between BMI and dental decay amongst government and private school children of age group 13–15 years in Bangalore city. Subjects and Methods: A total of 660 students 13–15 years old were inducted in the study. According to these, 330 students from government schools and 330 students from private schools were examined. A specially designed structured questionnaire was used for compilation of data in the survey. BMI for age percentiles was deducted by weight in kilogram divided by height in meter square. Results: Overall a positive correlation was found between Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth DMFT and BMI. In government schools, Overweight children had more mean DMFT (1.43) than other BMI categories while in Private schools, At risk of overweight children had more mean DMFT (1.4) than other category of BMI children. Conclusions: A positive correlation was found between DMFT and BMI. In government schools, Overweight children had more mean DMFT than other BMI category while in Private schools, At risk of overweight children had more mean DMFT than other category children.
Objectives: This in vivo study was done to provide reliable, substantial, diagnostic, and predictive data on perioral and tongue pressures in dentulous and edentulous subjects to aid in prosthodontic rehabilitation. This study had compared the oral pressures between the dentulous and edentulous subjects, and, thereafter, 3 months postinsertion of dentures in the same edentulous subjects and, thereby, established a normal range of perioral and tongue pressures in dentulous and edentulous patients. Materials and methods:A total of 140 subjects were selected who satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study, of whom 70 were assigned to dentulous and edentulous groups. The study measured the tongue pressures, left and right cheek pressures, and lip pressures of edentulous and dentulous subjects. The pressures produced by the tongue and perioral musculature were measured with a bulb probe connected to a digital manometer. Each reading was recorded for 30 seconds and from which maximum pressure was selected. These readings were recorded in standard values, i.e., Pascal. Results:The study results were analyzed with Student's t-test and it was found that there is significant difference in oral pressures of edentulous and dentulous subjects (p < 0.001). The oral pressures of edentulous subjects were statistically compared with the same group after prosthetic rehabilitation for 3 months and revealed that there is significant increase in the oral pressures of edentulous subjects (p < 0.001). Conclusion:The study showed that the tongue pressure of dentulous individuals is thrice that of edentulous individuals. The cheek pressures of dentulous individual showed a value, i.e., twice as that of edentulous individual. There is only a slight difference in lip pressure between edentulous and dentulous subjects. There is significant increase in the oral pressures of edentulous subjects after 3 months of prosthetic rehabilitation. The study also found a definite range of oral pressures that may be used for diagnostic purpose in prosthetic rehabilitation.
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