Open AccessEffect of gutkha chewing on periodontal health and oral hygiene of peoples in Delhi NCR region of North India: A cross-sectional multicentered study
Author(s) -
Santosh Kumar Verma,
Barun Dev Kumar,
Swati Singh,
Puja Kumari,
Anurag Agarwal,
Tanya Singh,
Deepak Passi,
Jyoti Goyal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_439_18
Subject(s) - medicine , oral hygiene , dentistry , smokeless tobacco , chewing tobacco , environmental health , tobacco use , population , cancer
In India, gutkha is popular among all socioeconomic groups, since it is available easily and is of less cost. Various investigations have demonstrated the relationship of gutkha biting with periodontal status and oral hygiene.