Open AccessAssessment of oral health status among endosulfan victims in endosulfan relief and remediation cell - A cross-sectional survey
Author(s) -
Mundoor Manjunath Dayakar,
Dasappa Shivprasad,
Anitha Dayakar,
Cherian Anna Deepthi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.156869
Subject(s) - endosulfan , medicine , environmental health , cross sectional study , rehabilitation , pesticide , physical therapy , pathology , agronomy , biology
Endosulfan is a highly toxic agrichemical used in the cashew plantations. The Stockholm Convention held in April 2011 recommended a global ban on the manufacture and use of endosulfan because of its adverse effects on human health and the environment. Its impact on the quality of food, water, and beverages; and its ability to cause neurobehavioral disorders, congenital malformations in female subjects, and abnormalities related to the male reproductive system are studied, but however information regarding the oral health of endosulfan victims is scant.