Periodontal status of textile versus biscuit industrial workers in India: A comparative study

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Authors: Vipul Yadav, Aditi Verma, Dr Jagreeti Kayasth, Naveen Arumugam, Shreya Bhukal, Geetanjali Yadav
DOI: 10.6026/973206300220669
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Abstract

Occupational exposures threaten periodontal health among industrial workers through heightened infection susceptibility. Therefore, it is of interest to compare periodontal status using Community Periodontal Index (CPI) and Loss of Attachment (LOA) indices in randomly selected biscuit (n=2 factories) and textile (n=1 factory) workers from Delhi. Biscuit workers showed higher healthy/low-score sextants (bleeding, calculus) versus textile workers (p6 mm) and excluded sextants (p

Fields of Study & Subjects

Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Dental Health and Care Utilization Occupational health in dentistry

Publication details

Journal / source
Bioinformation
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pages
669–674
Publication date
28 February 2026
Language
EN