Assessment of oral hygiene, periodontal status, dentition status and treatment needs among detainees in juvenile detention centres, of Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Context: The purpose of this study was to assess the Oral Hygiene, Periodontal Status, Dentition Status and Treatment Needs among the detainees in juvenile detention centres of Madhya Pradesh. Settings and design: Cross sectional survey Methods and material: A survey was scheduled to spread over a period of 6months from February 2015 to July 2015. All the children present in the detention centres on the day of survey will be examined. Data will be collected using a self administered proforma which will be further divided into two parts. First part will record the demographic details, oral hygiene practices, length of stay, first offenders or repeat offenders, educational level, Dental care utilization and tobacco usage. Second part includes Clinical examination which will be performed on the seated patients by a single trained and calibrated examiner under adequate illumination Statistical analysis used: All the collected data of the study will be coded and analysed using the latest version of a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Various tests for statistical analysis include Arithmetic mean, standard deviation, Analysis of variance (ANOVA), Student t-test, Chi-square test. Multiple stepwise linear and logistic regression analysis will be used to determine the predictors of oral hygiene, periodontal status and dental caries. Results: Mean DMFT values in all the age groups were quite low. An important finding of our study was that most of the detainees were smokeless tobacco users. Difference in OHI-S scores among the different age groups was statistically significant (p=0.001). Significant statistical difference was found between education and oral hygiene status (p=0.001). CPI scores and education was found to be significant in present study (p=0.001). Conclusion: This study has confirmed that there is a need for organized preventive and curative care for the juvenile detainees of Madhya Pradesh.