Open AccessOral health status and treatment needs of substance abusers in Western Uttar Pradesh
Author(s) -
Yogesh Garg,
Zoya Chowdhary,
Kamal Garg,
Apoorva Gupta,
Minal M Kshirsagar,
Jaidupally Ramvillas Reddy
Publication year - 2020
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/jisp.jisp_169_19
Subject(s) - medicine , uttar pradesh , dentistry , substance abuse , oral health , gingival and periodontal pocket , nicotine , alcohol , periodontitis , chewing tobacco , environmental health , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry , cancer , socioeconomics , sociology
Substance abuse has often associated with high caries, poor periodontal health, and altered functioning of the individual. The substance abuse may be natural or synthetic in origin, both causing deleterious effect on the oral and overall health of the individual.