Background: Dental caries and periodontal diseases are prominent among general population. Dental caries, as a result of a disturbance of the ecological balance on the dental hard tissue caused by plaque microorganisms is one of the most prevalent diseases. The present study was conducted to estimate dmft score, oral hygiene simplified score (OHI- S) and Russell’s periodontal index in village Kaliyan population. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted among 2438 villagers age range from 20- 86 years of age of both gender. For assessment of dental caries, DMFT index was used. For assessment of oral hygiene, oral hygiene simplified score (OHI- S) was used and for periodontal status, Russell’s periodontal index was used. Results: Age group 20-40 years had 446 males and 360 females, 40-60 years had 412 males and 312 females, 60-80 years had 350 males and 235 females and >80 years had 112 males and 211 females. In males, 42% had decayed, 17% had missing and 22% had filled teeth. In females, 55% had decayed, 14% had missing and 18% had filled teeth. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05).41%, 27% and 32% males had good, fair and poor OHI-S score respectively. 37%, 9% and 58% females had good, fair and poor OHI-S score respectively. Russell’s periodontal score showed significant difference among both males and females (P< 0.05). Conclusion: It was found that most of the villagers had poor oral hygiene, gingivitis, periodontitis and high dmft score. Large scale awareness programmes are required to be organized for the villagers to promote oral health care.
Key words: Dental caries, Oral hygiene, Villager.