Irula, are Dravidians populating the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. Their population in this place region is estimated at about 200, 000 people. The Irula folk ethnicity are named Irular, and speak Irula, which belongs to the Dravidian. Traditionally, the main profession of the Irulas has been reptile catching and honey accumulation. The study aims to assess the spoken hygiene practices, and knowledge of periodontal diseases and treatments between the irular population in Cuddalore. The irular community of their irular colony were registered in the study and were provided with a questionnaire study residing questions related to spoken hygiene practices, knowledge and the subjects were assessed for spoken health information based on it. The results of the study are educational rank 53.6% Illiterates, Occupation 56.4% Unskilled workers, Income 97% < 1865, Brushing fad 94% use tooth brush, Frequency of brushing 49.1% before, Method of brushing 43.6% horizontal, Types of tooth glue 50% non – medicated , Other spoken hygiene sexually transmitted disease 81.8% no usage of other sexually transmitted disease . Our study population distinctly demonstrates that 89% of the Irular state had poor knowledge about miscellaneous aspects of periodontal fitness and oral hygiene practices.
Author(s) Details:
S. Sakthi Devi,
Department
of Periodontology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Sri Balaji
Vidyapeeth (SBV) (Deemed - to - be - University), Mahathma Gandhi Medical
College Campus, Pondy - Cuddalore Main Road, Pillaiyarkuppam,
Puducherry-607402, India.
G.
K. Divyapriya,
Department
of Public Healh Dentistry, Govt Dental college and Hospital, Cuddalore
Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, Pin Code-608002, India.
Prajot Raut,
Department of Periodontology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental
Sciences, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV) (Deemed - to - be - University), Mahathma
Gandhi Medical College Campus, Pondy - Cuddalore Main Road, Pillaiyarkuppam,
Puducherry-607402, India.
J. Monika,
Department of Periodontology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental
Sciences, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV) (Deemed - to - be - University), Mahathma
Gandhi Medical College Campus, Pondy - Cuddalore Main Road, Pillaiyarkuppam,
Puducherry-607402, India.
R.
Saravana Kumar,
Department
of Periodontology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Sri Balaji
Vidyapeeth (SBV) (Deemed - to - be - University), Mahathma Gandhi Medical
College Campus, Pondy - Cuddalore Main Road, Pillaiyarkuppam,
Puducherry-607402, India.
K.
Srinivasan,
Department
of Periodontology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Sri Balaji
Vidyapeeth (SBV) (Deemed - to - be - University), Mahathma Gandhi Medical
College Campus, Pondy - Cuddalore Main Road, Pillaiyarkuppam,
Puducherry-607402, India.
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