Open AccessA cross-sectional survey to assess the effect of socioeconomic status on the oral hygiene habits
Author(s) -
Sukhvinder Singh Oberoi,
Gaurav Sharma,
Aroma Oberoi
Publication year - 2016
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.201629
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , toothbrush , oral hygiene , social class , cross sectional study , dentistry , hygiene , middle class , population , upper class , demography , environmental health , brush , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering , social science , sociology , political science , law
It is widely accepted that there are socioeconomic inequalities in oral health. A socioeconomic gradient is found in a range of clinical and self-reported oral health outcomes.