Occupational Dental Wear among Ceramic Factory Workers - An Observational Study

The present study was conducted on 1197 male Ceramic factory workers (mean age- 33.29 yrs.) of Bahadurgarh, Haryana. The factory workers had two major work environments (I) related to high temperature (N= 214) and (II) related to abrasive dust (N= 983). The attrition was observed in (84.38%) workers and abrasion was observed in (25.22%) workers. There were no statistically significant differences based on work profile within the ceramic factory workers. However attrition was relatively higher than reported in Haryana population. Work environment was related to pathologic dental condition.