Oral health status of border security force personnel in labana cantonment, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Background: Maintaining a high level of good oral health throughout the force is an integral part of overall combat readiness as clinical dental resources are not always readily available in the deployed environment. Methodology: A total of 205 army personnel were included in this study. The interview comprised few questions to know their oral hygiene practices and deleterious oral habits. The answers to these questions as well as clinical data were recorded in the WHO form 2013. Results: Mean age was 30.4 ± 9.2 years among BSF personnel maximum subjects belonged to 26–30 years age group. Healthy periodontium was seen in 87(42.4%) BSF personnel. Conclusion: BSF needs to strengthen their existing Oral health care delivery system by emphasizing more on to their preventive aspect.