Understanding, oral hygiene practices, behaviors and myths to deal with Toothache in Rural Areas | [Journal of University Medical & Dental College • 2022]

Author(s):

1. Sarang Suresh Hotchandani: Department of Operative Dentistry, Bibi Aseefa Dental College, SMBBMU Larkana, Pakistan

2. Priya Rani Harjani: Department of Oral Pathology, Bibi Aseefa Dental College, SMBBMU Larkana.Pakistan

3. Suneel Kumar Punjabi: Department of OMFS, Institute of Dentistry, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Pakistan

4. Mowaffaq Abdullmomen Al Absi: Department of Operative Dentistry, Incharge Endodontic Department, Isra Dental College.Pakistan

5. Hafiz Mahmood Azam: Department of Dentistry, Mohammad Medical and Dental College Mirpurkhas, Pakistan

6. Aswad Ahmed: Department of Oral and Maxillofscial Surgery, Bibi Aseefa Dental College, Larkana.Pakistan

Abstract:

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: In Pakistan, there is lack of awareness to maintain oral hygiene and cleaning of oral structures. The current study aims to unveil homemade remedies and self-care methods followed by a majority of the rural population to cure dental pain in Sindh, Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at dental OPD of the Secondary Health Care Facility of Sindh, Pakistan, by following a random sample selection approach. Patients from both genders representing oro-dental problems of ages = 5 year were included in the study. Patient's clinical and demographic data was collected, and further descriptive data analysis was done by using Microsoft Excel 2016. RESULTS: A total of 1627 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria of the study. The highest number of cases (73.81%) were belonging to the age group 15-49 years, afirming that adults are at greater risk of developing toothache and dental pain. Surprisingly, about 78.97% patients had never visited any physician for seeking the clinical services. Similarly, 37.18 % of patients did not use any cleaning substance while 22.12 % patients preferred miswak for cleaning of their teeth. Only 2.95 % of patients visited dentists for proper care. The results statistically significant as p-value<0.001. CONCLUSION: Current research report concludes that from all the confirmed toothache cases, 22.13 % of patients sought care from general physicians in parallel with 22.34 % patients were preferring religious spells to manage their dental pain, which further multiplied the disease rate. However, general physicians at primary healthcare settings have limited knowledge and training in managing dental pain.

Page(s): 316-319

DOI: 10.37723/jumdc.v12i4.575

Published: Journal: Journal of University Medical & Dental College, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Year: 2022

Keywords:

Herbal medicine , dentists , Gingiva , Toothache , Restorative

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