Association between Nature of Crime, Parafunctional Habits and Periodontal Status in Prisoners Singh Sanjay Kumar1, Saha Sabyasachi2, Jagannath G V3, Singh Priyanka4, Kumar Sumit5 1Sr. Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University Faizabad, Lucknow, U.P., India 2Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University Faizabad, Lucknow, U.P., India 3Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry,Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University Faizabad, Lucknow, U.P., India 4Sr. Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University Faizabad, Lucknow, U.P., India 5Sr. Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, kothiwal dental college and research center, Moradabad, U.P., India Corresponding author: Sanjay Kumar Singh, Sr Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow. Staff Quarters- 104, Pin- 226025, Mobile No- 09721064524, Email- sanjay.0100@gmail.com
Online published on 24 April, 2013. Abstract Objectives Oral health is an integral part of general health. Preventive oral care is important in the prevention of oral diseases. Prisoners are also a part of the society. So this study was planned to assess the association between nature of crime, parafunctional habits and periodontal status among prisoners. Methods This is a cross sectional survey, with a sample size of 1011 (826 males and 185 females) prisoners. Prisoners who were in the jail for more than 3 years have been included in this study. Results Inmates belong to the age range of 18–80 years, with the mean age of 37.3±11.8 years. Overall about (25%) inmates had Para functional habits. Most common Para functional habit (22.6%) was bruxism present in significantly higher proportion (p<0.001) in inmates in comparison to other In hard core criminals Para functional habits (bruxism) was (18.1%) significantly higher (p<0.001) than in pity offenders (4.5%). Conclusion It can be concluded that nature of crime was significantly associated with the development of parafunctional habits and also with worsened periodontal condition. Top Keywords Nature of Crime, Parafunctional Habits, Prisoners. Top |