Prevalence of Deleterious Oral Habits in Patients Previously Oriented

Prevalence of Deleterious Oral Habits and Oral Mucosal Lesions among Fishermen Population of Mahe, South India.

INTRODUCTION Fishing is an occupation associated with uneven diet, strain, drunkenness, tobacco use, and deleterious habits. The physical state of laborers on a large scale will also be influenced by conditions at their work site. Oral mucosal lesions can occur as a result of infections, local shock or infuriation, systemic diseases, and uncontrolled usage of tobacco, betel quid, and alcohol. T...

Deleterious oral habits in children with hearing impairment

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Deleterious oral habits represent a serious public health issue. The information available about this problem in children with hearing impairment is insufficient. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of deleterious oral habits among children with hearing impairment and comparing results against children without hearing impairment. METHOD This epidemi...

Effects of deleterious oral habits on the dento-facial complex.

An epidemiological study to know the prevalence of deleterious oral habits among 6 to 12 year old children.

BACKGROUND This study was taken to assess the prevalence of deleterious oral habits among 6-12 year old school going children. MATERIALS & METHODS A sample size of 832 children was finalized with simple random sampling technique including 444 males and 388 females. To get the demographic information and presence of harmful oral habits a closed-ended questionnaire was developed. Clinical evalu...

Prevalence of risk factors in diabetic patients with oral complications

Introduction: Diabetes results in several oral complications. Many last studies about risk factors effect on oral manifestations has been controversial. Therefore, according to its importance, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk factors in diabetic patients with oral complications. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study 257 subjects out of 600 diabetic patients were...