Awareness of Periodontal Disease and Motivation for Periodontal Treatment among the Irular Population in Cuddalore – A Cross Sectional Study

Irula, are Dravidians occupying the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. Their population in this place place region is supposed at about 200, 000 people. The Irula folk ethnic background are named Irular, and talk Irula, which belongs to the Dravidian. Traditionally, the main taking of the Irulas has been person who is very dishonest catching and darling group. The study aims to assess the uttered hygiene practices, and knowledge of periodontal ailments and treatments accompanying the irular population in Cuddalore. The irular public of their irular colony were recorded in the study and were provided with a inquiry study residing questions had connection with spoken hygiene practices, information and the subjects were determined for spoken fitness information established it. The results of the study are educational rank 53.6% Illiterates, Occupation 56.4% Unskilled peasants, Income 97% < 1865, Brushing trend 94% use tooth brush, Frequency of brushing 49.1% late, Method of brushing 43.6% level, Types of tooth adhesive 50% non – medicated , Other uttered hygiene venereal disease 81.8% no usage of different sexually transmitted disease . Our study public plainly demonstrates that 89% of the Irular state had weak knowledge about various aspects of periodontal happiness and oral cleanliness 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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Keywords: Periodontal disease, tribes, irular, knowledge, oral hygiene practices