Open AccessPrevalence of dental caries, oral health awareness and treatment-seeking behavior of elderly population in rural Maharashtra
Author(s) -
Subhash Salunke,
Vinod K. Shah,
Truls Østbye,
Anjali Gandhi,
Deepak Phalgune,
Matilda Olajumoke Ogundare,
Vaidehi Sable
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_356_17
Subject(s) - medicine , toothbrush , population , dentistry , oral health , tooth brushing , public health , dentures , environmental health , gerontology , family medicine , nursing , brush , electrical engineering , engineering
There have been numerous studies of oral health status of school children and young population; however, similar studies in elderly population in India are lacking. With advances in medical science and consequent increase in life expectancy, elderly population is on the rise and is a subject of growing concern for public health policy. Hence, an attempt was made to study factors influencing decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index, oral health awareness, and dental treatment-seeking behavior of elderly population.