Year : 2021

Volume : Volume 12

Issue : Issue 5

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Dr. Monika Kumari
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Abstract

Introduction: Periodontal disease (PD) is regarded as the 6th most prevalent disease in the world. The presence and severity of oral diseases were reported to be increased among socially disadvantaged populations, thus suggesting a correlation between PD and social inequalities. Hence, the present study was conducted to assess the relationship between socioeconomic factors and PD. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among a sample of 400 subjects. Socioeconomic status of the study participants was collected with the use of a questionnaire and the intraoral examination was carried out according to the WHO oral health survey guideline using community periodontal index periodontal probe. Chi-square analysis was used to assess the relationship between socioeconomic factors and PD. Any P < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Out of 400 study participants, 63.8% were at age group of 35–39 years while 67.8% were males. Illiterate people were more prevalent to periodontitis than literate people. Most of the unskilled workers (107) had periodontitis while only few professionals had the same. About 163 participants with smoking habit and 78 participants who consume alcohol had periodontitis. A statistically significant difference (P ≤ 0.05) was observed for all characteristics except alcohol consumption habit. Conclusion: The present study revealed a significant relationship between PD and socioeconomic factors.

Keywords: Periodontal diseases, Social class, Socioeconomic factors.