Dental caries, oral hygiene status and deleterious habits among migrant construction workers of Belagavi, India.
Ayeesha Simran PatelSagar JalihalAnil V AnkolaVarkey Nadakkavukaran SanthoshKavitha RaguJasleen ThakkerDavid CoutinhoLaxmi KabraPublished in: Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene (2024)
Migrant construction workers in Belagavi had a high caries prevalence, poor oral hygiene status, and a high prevalence of deleterious habits such as tobacco use. These results emphasize the necessity of awareness and dental health education programs to improve the oral health of construction workers.