Oral health status and treatment needs among the Juang tribe-a particularly vulnerable tribal group residing in Northern Odisha, India: A cross-sectional study

Das, Diptajit; Suresan, Vinay; Jnaneswar, Avinash; Khurana, Charu; Bhadauria, Upendra Singh; Saha, Deep

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“…This is much higher than the prevalence of leukoplakia among the Paniya tribes of Kerala which was 1.90% [ 9 ]. Similarly, in contrast to our study, the prevalence of Tobacco Pouch keratosis (4.8%) was much higher among Juang tribes of Odisha [ 20 ].…”

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“…Moreover, in the present study, the Irula tribes had a higher mean DMFT (6.58 ± 3.99) than the Narikuvar tribe (5.30 ± 3.160). This is not surprising given that Irulars, one of the particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) defined by the Indian government, are known for their enduring backwardness, which is shown in their subpar standard of life, eating habits, health, and hygiene [ 20 ].…”

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Oral Health Status and Oral Health Risks Among Tribes in Tamil Nadu, India: An Epidemiological Study

Kumaraguru,

Balasubramaniam,

2023

Cureus

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Aim To evaluate the oral health status, self-assessment of oral health, and oral health risks among tribes in Tamil Nadu, India. Materials and methods An epidemiological cross-sectional study was carried out among 880 tribals comprising Irulars and Narikuravars. A multistage random sampling method was carried out to select villages from the Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. A World Health Organization (WHO) oral health assessment form, self-oral health assessment form (2013), was administered to collect details regarding the oral health status, self-assessment of oral health, and risks. Descriptive and analytical statistics were performed. Results Out of the total study population, 76.4% (n=672) were Irulars and 23.6% (208) were Narikuravars. The decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) score of the total study population ranged from 0 to 16 and the mean DMFT score of the total population was 5.60 ± 3.416. The mean DMFT score was higher in Irulars (6.58±3.992) than in Narikuravars (5.30±3.160). On assessing the periodontal status, a significant difference (p<0.05) has been observed between the subgroups of age, sex, ethnicity, and education. The prevalence of Leukoplakia and Tobacco Pouch Keratosis in the total study population was 3.3% and 1.6% respectively. Conclusion The oral health status of Irulars was poorer than that of Narikuravars. This study highlights the requirement of raising awareness about the significance of oral health and strategically implementing necessary dental care in tribal people living in this region of Tamil Nadu.

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Oral Health Status and Oral Health Risks Among Tribes in Tamil Nadu, India: An Epidemiological Study

Kumaraguru,

Balasubramaniam,

2023

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“…In the older age groups, the greatest need was for ‘fissure sealants’. Another study conducted by Das et al ,[ 17 ] also showed that the children of Juang tribal was characterized by high prevalence of dental caries and high treatment needs.…”

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Oral health status among Bhoi children of Nimapara block in Puri district, Odisha – A cross-sectional study

Kumar¹,

Jalaluddin

Jena³

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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A BSTRACT Background: In Odisha, the scheduled castes account for 17.13% of the overall population. In spite of prioritizing the oral health status of children globally, oral diseases continue to be a major public health problem in India. Due to lack of literature and baseline data, the aim of the study was to assess the oral health status of children of Bhoi scheduled caste of Nimapara block in Puri district of Odisha. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 208 Bhoi children who were enrolled using a multistage randomized sampling method in Nimapara Block of Dhanua Gram Panchayat, Puri District. Information on sociodemographic details and oral health status were collected using the modified WHO Oral Health Assessment Form for children, 2013. Number and percentages was derived using MS Excel and SPSS package version 26.0. Comparison between discrete and continuous data was done using Chi-square test and ANOVA. P value of <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: The mean DMFT and dmft of the total study participants were 1.28 ± 1.159 and 2.53 ± 1.058, respectively, and these findings were statistically significant (p < 0.05). Among the age group of 6-12 years, the mean number of sextants with bleeding and calculus were 0.66 ± 0.476 and 0.62 ± 0.686, respectively, and among 13-15 years aged group, they were 0.86 ± 0.351 and 1.52 ± 0.688. Mild fluorosis was detected in the study population. Dental trauma was seen in 21% of the Bhoi children. Conclusion: Most of the participants had poor oral hygiene and the prevalence of dental caries was high. As there is lack of knowledge about oral hygiene maintenance, proper health education should be administered. Under these circumstances, the implementation of preventive programs such as pit and fissure sealants, atraumatic restorative restorations can be implemented to reduce the dental caries.

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“…74,76,79,80 Of extreme importance, especially in dealing with a community where orthodontic treatment is yet to make in roads, is to be able to very clearly elicit patient preferences related to treatment to avoid treatments sought just to satisfy psychological or sociopsychological needs rather than true somatic needs. 81 Extensive studies have been performed to assess the self-perceived oral health status and self-perceived esthetics as related to the prevalence of malocclusion but these studies rely on the clinical interpretation of the investigator with no simple way of eliciting a young adolescent's response, thus not truly eliciting informed consent from the adolescent with the main involvement of only the clinician and a parent or guardian. 50,[82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92] The World Health Organization indicates the need for any index to be simple, reliable, reproducible, and accurate enough to cater to the screening of large groups of individuals.…”

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A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Self-Perceived Orthodontic Treatment Needs Amongst Tribal Adolescent With Remote Access to Orthodontic Treatment Using a Simplified Malocclusion Index

Digumarthi

Prakash

2021

J Indian Orthod Soc

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Background: Self-perceived orthodontic treatment need is strongly influenced by what is perceived to be the esthetic norm amongst a community, and reluctance toward treatment amongst adolescents with clinically ascertained malocclusion may often be due to readily remediable factors. Of particular interest is the prevalence of malocclusion amongst such communities as a probable indicator of the role of diet and genetics in establishing a predominant clinical phenotype that may also play a role in the construct of what is perceived as the esthetic norm amongst the community, thereby influencing the self-perceived need for treatment. Studies aimed at evaluating the association between self-perceived esthetics, and self-perceived treatment need have not been performed amongst a population with no prior exposure to orthodontic treatment Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the self-perceived orthodontic treatment need amongst the tribal adolescents belonging to regions with remote access to orthodontic treatment by way of a verbally assigned index and to also identify the reasons of reluctance toward treatment to better understand how to make orthodontic treatment readily accessible to such populations. Participants, Materials, and Methods: The agency areas of Paderu located at 18.0833°N 82.667°E and Parvathipuram located at 18°46'N 83°25'E are 2 revenue districts of Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram, respectively, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, that are home to various tribal populations with remote access to orthodontic treatment. A total of 2,016 school-going tribal adolescents of the Paderu revenue division and 819 tribal adolescents of the Parvathipuram revenue division were examined to ascertain the prevalence of malocclusion. Necessary consent and permissions were obtained from the tribal authorities, the school authorities, parents, and the institutional ethical clearance committee. The screening was done utilizing natural daylight in compliance with infection prevention and control protocol. Clinical examination aimed at categorizing the observed occlusion into either ideal occlusion or one of the three classes of Angle’s class I, II, and III malocclusions. The Simplified Malocclusion Index For Layperson Evaluation (SMILE) was verbally assigned in the vernacular language while interacting with each child and the findings made note of for calculation of relevant scores related to their orthodontic awareness, self-esteem as related to self-perceived esthetics, and their self-perceived need for treatment. Reasons for reluctance to undergo treatment were noted down if expressed. An initial group of 31 adolescents categorized as presenting with clinical malocclusion were randomly picked up and assigned the SMILE index a second time to assess the reliability of the index by way of Cohen’s kappa statistic. Results: The initial test group of 31 individuals assigned the SMILE twice showed a Cohen’s kappa of 0.93 validating almost perfect intraoperator agreement. The SMILE index revealed that 80.95% of the adolescents of Paderu revenue division had orthodontic awareness and 79.51% had self-perceived esthetics but only 15.97% felt a need for orthodontic treatment. Pearson’s Chi squared statistical analysis indicated a gender bias related to the self-perceived need for orthodontic treatment ( X 2 [1, N = 1,371] = 19.71, P < .001). The Index assigned to the Parvathipuram division revealed that 77.04% had orthodontic awareness and 78.38 had self-perceived esthetics but only 6.95% felt the need for orthodontic treatment. Pearson’s Chi squared statistical analysis indicated a gender bias related to the self-perceived need for orthodontic treatment ( X 2 [1, N = 764] = 4.95, P = .02). Conclusion: The self-perceived need for orthodontic treatment is often based on the self-perceived esthetics of an individual or the self-esteem as influenced by the perceived esthetic norm of the community. Orthodontic treatment of adolescents with borderline malocclusion derangements requires careful ascertaining of the actual perceived need of the patient to enable the rendering of a justifiable orthodontic treatment with the complete trust of the young patient. This helps build community trust in regions where orthodontic treatment has not yet made in roads and may help ensure higher end of treatment satisfaction levels.

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Oral health status and treatment needs among the Juang tribe-a particularly vulnerable tribal group residing in Northern Odisha, India: A cross-sectional study

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

Oral Health Status and Oral Health Risks Among Tribes in Tamil Nadu, India: An Epidemiological Study

Oral Health Status and Oral Health Risks Among Tribes in Tamil Nadu, India: An Epidemiological Study

Oral health status among Bhoi children of Nimapara block in Puri district, Odisha – A cross-sectional study

A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Self-Perceived Orthodontic Treatment Needs Amongst Tribal Adolescent With Remote Access to Orthodontic Treatment Using a Simplified Malocclusion Index

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