Taboos among general population about dental extraction in Sangli region: A prospective study
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
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.
Source: Bioinformation
Institution: Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)
Language: English
Subfield: Periodontics
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4412048210