Title
Periodontal status of textile versus biscuit industrial workers in India: A comparative study
Authors
Vipul Yadav1, Aditi Verma2, Jagreeti Kayasth1, Naveen Arumugam1, Shreya Bhukal3 & Geetanjali Yadav4,*
Affiliation
1Department of Public Health Dentistry, Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak, India; 2Department of Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India;3Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India; 4Department of Zoology, Zakir Hussain Delhi College, Delhi University, India; *Corresponding author
Vipul Yadav - E-mail: vipulyadavv.97@gmail.com
Aditi Verma - E-mail: averma1@jmi.ac.in
Jagreeti Kayasth - E-mail: jagreetikayasth@gmail.com
Naveen Arumugam - E-mail: naveenarumugam1000@gmail.com
Shreya Bhukal - E-mail: shreyabhukal4@gmail.com
Geetanjali Yadav - E-mail: geetanjalimdu@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026
Abstract
Occupational exposures threaten periodontal health among industrial workers through heightened infection susceptibility. Therefore, it is of interest to compare periodontal status using Community Periodontal Index (CPI) and Loss of Attachment (LOA) indices in randomly selected biscuit (n=2 factories) and textile (n=1 factory) workers from Delhi. Biscuit workers showed higher healthy/low-score sextants (bleeding, calculus) versus textile workers (p<0.001). Textile workers had significantly more deep pockets (4-5 mm, >6 mm) and excluded sextants (p<0.001). Textile work adversely affects periodontal health more than biscuit manufacturing, informing targeted occupational oral health screening and interventions.
Keywords
Periodontal health, biscuit industrial workers, textile industrial workers
Citation
Yadav et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 669-674 (2026)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
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.
