Knowledge And Awareness Of Oral Hygiene Among General Population- A Survey

Abstract

AIM : To assess the awareness of oral hygiene among the general population BACKGROUND: Oral health is important for general health and good quality of life which affects the psychological well-being .Self care is necessary to maintain good oral health. Brushing the tooth daily along with mouth washing are the basic daily oral hygiene practices MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among the general population. There were a total of 113 members participating in the study. The data of the study was carried out using self -administered questionnaire in online through “google docs'' as a innovative technique for responding it.the obtained data was tabulated and analysed on Statistical packages of social sciences version 23.RESULTS: In this present study majority of the males had awareness of oral hygiene.Tooth brushing was the common daily oral hygiene practice along with mouth washing.Most of the people visited the dentist at least once in a year.Majority of the population had awareness on oral hygiene.The result was statistically significant with p=0.03(<0.05). CONCLUSION: Oral health can be easily maintained by self care. Though most of the population were aware of oral hygiene practices, following the same was not achieved by the entire population. This can be minimised by encouraging them for routine dental checkup through dental camps.