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ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE AMONG YOUNG, MIDDLE AND OLDER AGED ADULT POPULATION OF RURAL UTTAR PRADESH TOWARDS PERIODONTAL HEALTH– A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY

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Dr. Shruti Gupta, Dr. Neelam Das, Dr. Vaishali Sachan, Dr. Shravan Kumar, Dr. Deepshikha Singh, Dr. Brajendra Kumar
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s1.067

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The poor oral and dental hygiene has been a big social unconcerned issue that should have been acknowledged becausethe oral health awareness, behavior, and practices are necessary to maintain oral and systemic health both. The current study goal was to determine the knowledge, awareness and attitude among young, middle and older aged adult population of rural Uttar Pradesh towards periodontal health and periodontal care.Total 500 participants are taken in the study. A questionnaire Performa was given to the study participants which have total 22 questions to evaluate their knowledge, perception and attitude towards their oral and periodontal care habits, its various kind of management both non-surgical and surgical therapy and methods to improve knowledge. Peoples have poor knowledge and awareness towards oral and periodontal hygiene and habits. To promote periodontal health among the general public, there is a need to inform and create knowledge of the many periodontal treatment modalities

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