Assessment of oral health among seafarers in Mundra Port, Kutch, Gujarat: a cross-sectional study

Pankaj Aapaliya, Kushal Shinde, Ankita Khokhar Deswal, Shreeyam Mohapatra, Sumera Saleem, RISHI MANGAL, Amit Bithu, Arvind Singh Bithu, Shanti Prasad Maurya, Sudhanshu Sanadhya,

International Maritime Health · 2015 · 12 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Findings of the present study suggest that oral health condition of seafarer community was relatively poor, with high caries prevalence and poor periodontal health. This epidemiological survey has provided baseline information to underpin the implementation of oral health programmes.

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