Open AccessImpact of dental neglect score on oral health among patients receiving fixed orthodontic treatment: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Vijayendra Pandey,
Subhash Chandra,
Himanshu Kumar,
Amod Gupta,
Poonam Preet Bhandari,
Pankaj Rathod
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.178752
Subject(s) - medicine , interdental consonant , oral hygiene , dentistry , oral health , neglect , cross sectional study , tooth brushing , dental floss , toothbrush , psychiatry , brush , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering
Maintenance of meticulous oral health practices is critical for patients who are under orthodontic treatment as failure to do so can result in deterioration of periodontal health. Thus, the present study was commenced to assess dental negligence and oral health status among patients undergoing orthodontic treatment using dental neglect scale (DNS) questionnaire.