Open AccessCo Relation between PUFA Index and Oral Health Related Quality of Life of a Rural Population in India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Praveen Bhoopathi Haricharan,
B Prathibha,
Padma Reddy,
M Monica,
Amit Samba,
R. Rajesh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11427.5489
Subject(s) - observational study , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , oral health , pearson product moment correlation coefficient , correlation , cross sectional study , population , positive correlation , demography , population study , gerontology , dentistry , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , pathology , geometry , nursing , sociology
A new measuring system called PUFA index had been identified to quantify the consequences of untreated dental caries. The co relation between PUFA index and oral health related quality of life has not been documented so far in India and thereby the need for this study Design: Cross-sectional observational study.