Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Chromium Mine Workers in India.

Background: Several diseases are related to occupation. The workers in chromium mines may be exposed to hazardous environments. The objective of this research was to evaluate the oral health condition and treatment needs of chromium mine workers.

Occupational Hepatitis B Exposure: A Peek into Indian Dental Students' Knowledge, Opinion, and Preventive Practices.

Objective. To determine the level of knowledge, opinions, and preventive practices followed by dental students against Hepatitis B. The study also explored if any correlation existed between knowledge, opinion, and preventive practices score.

Oral health impact, dental caries experience, and associated factors in 12-15-year-old school children in India.

Background: Dental caries affects quality of life and has a negative impact on daily performance.

Objective: The study was conducted to assess the impact of oral health and its associated factors in schoolchildren in the age group 12-15 years in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in schoolchildren in the age group 12-15 years.

Prevalence and risk factors for non-carious cervical lesions in children attending special needs schools in India.

We assessed the prevalence and risk factors for development of non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) in children attending special needs schools in India. The participants were 395 children aged 12-15 years with disabilities in learning, communication, physical function, and/or development. A questionnaire was designed in order to collect information on sociodemographic characteristics, oral hygiene practices, dietary habits, and risk factors for NCCLs.