Year : 2018

Volume : Volume 9

Issue : Issue 3

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Jithender Nagilla.
JithenderNagilla@gmail.com

Abstract

Background: Prisoners make a special group of population as they are different from other people in context of their “freedom of movement”. Materials and Method: WHO oral health status profoma and questionnaire for adults (2013) was used to assess oral health status. Chi square test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for comparison among thevariables. Results: Majority of prisoners (83.4%) had dental caries with mean caries experience of 4.12±2.57. Around 83% of prisoners  had bleeding gums, 73.1/% had periodontal pockets and 39.5% had loss of attachment (LOA). Most common oro-mucosal lesions observed were oral submucous fibrosis. Enamel fluorosis was observed in 47.7% of subjects, 22.2% had dental erosions and 62.5% had traumatic dental injuries. Majority needed immediate treatment due to pain or infection (47.8%) followed by prompt treatment including scaling (46%). Conclusion: The inmates of Hyderabad central jail had high prevalence of dental diseases. Furthermore, the need for dental treatment was also higher.
Keywords: Prisoners, Dental caries, Loss of Attachment, Enamel fluorosis.