Assessment of dental caries experience among corporate employees in Chennai - Cross sectional study.

Corporate workers constitute a well-defined population. Every workplace is really a work environment where there are interactions between people and the chemical and physical demands involved with performing a job. Oral diseases in adults negatively impact their employability and systemic health. To assess the dental caries experience among corporate employees in Chennai. The corporate workers with age groups of 20-50 years were included in the study. Dental caries experience was assessed using DMFT index and gingival status was assessed by gingival index. Independent t test was used to assess the dental caries experience between professionals and skilled workers. The mean DMFT score was found to be statistically significant between professionals and skilled workers (pvalue-0.02). The mean gingivitis score was not found to be statistically significant between professionals and skilled workers(p value-0.62). The present study revealed that Decay and missing were observed to be increased in skilled workers compared to professionals. Oral health of corporate workers is compromised which might be primarily due to the exposure to sugar products during their job hours and lower awareness level regarding the significance of oral health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]