Title
Taboos among general population about dental extraction in Sangli region: A prospective study
Authors
Sanjay Byakodi1, Mushtak Khan1, Jyoti Biradar1,*, Kishan Dudhat1, Nidhhi Bihani1 & Swati Priya2
Affiliation
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India; 2Intern, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India; *Corresponding author
Sanjay Byakodi - E-mail: sanjaybyakodi@gmail.com
Mushtak Khan - E-mail: mushtakkhan886@gmail.com
Jyoti Biradar - E-mail: drjyotibiradar04@gmail.com
Kishan Dudhat - E-mail: kishandudhat3498@gmail.com
Nidhhi Bihani - E-mail: nidhhibihani@gmail.com
Swati Priya - E-mail: swatipriya5298@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025
Abstract
Indians reside in rural areas. Ancient Indian taboos and ideologies have a negative correlation with preventative dental health behaviours; the goal of this study was to identify the current frequency of these beliefs and cultural taboos around dentistry. The taboos and myths related to dental extraction were considered. 33% believe that eye sight will be affected while 53% believed that extracted teeth should be buried. 66% considered that extraction should be done only when tooth is shaking and around 59% considered placement of medicaments like zandu balm or vicks to relieve dental pain.
Keywords
Taboos, extraction, zandu balm, vicks
Citation
Byakodi et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 1714-1718 (2025)
Edited by
Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
