title: Effect of westernization on oral health among college students of Udaipur City, India.
abstract: There is overwhelming evidence that periodontal disease and dental caries affect the majority of populations and that western culture and lifestyle may have a profound influence on oral health, especially in adults. The present study was performed to determine the effect of westernization on the oral health of college students of Udaipur City, Rajasthan.
  
  
  
  A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among students attending various professional and non-professional bachelor's degree colleges of Udaipur City, Rajasthan, India, from March 2013 to May 2013. Eight hundred students were selected based on a two-stage random sampling procedure. Westernization was assessed by a self-administered structured questionnaire. Periodontal status, dental caries status and malocclusion were assessed according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria (1997). Statistical analysis was performed using chi-square and Multivariate logistic regression. The confidence level and level of significance were set at 95 and 5 %, respectively.
  
  
  
  The present study suggested that adverse habits, listening to English music and preferring English food had a significant association with dental caries and periodontal diseases. Malocclusion also showed a significant relationship with consuming English food for snacks and desserts. Multivariate analysis revealed a significantly greater odds ratio (OR) for periodontal disease and dental caries among those who preferred English food for lunch.
  
  
  
  Based on the results of the present study, there is an association between westernization and oral health.
authors: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Airport Road, Debari, Udaipur, Rajasthan India.
authors: Piyush
authors: P
authors: Pujara
authors: Department of Prosthodontics, Modern Dental College and Research Centre, Indore, India.
authors: Neeraj
authors: N
authors: Sharma
authors: Dr.D.y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pune, India.
authors: Rujul Jayeshkumar
authors: RJ
authors: Parikh
authors: Faculty of Dental Science, Ndaiad, Gujarat India.
authors: Maitri
authors: M
authors: Shah
authors: Department of Oral Medicine, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Ahmedabad, India.
authors: Shachi
authors: S
authors: Parikh
authors: Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, India.
authors: Vivek
authors: V
authors: Vadera
authors: Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, India.
authors: Manpreet
authors: M
authors: Kaur
authors: Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, India.
authors: Isha
authors: I
authors: Makkar
authors: Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Goenka Research Institute of Dental Science, Piplaj Gandhinagar, India.
authors: Mayur
authors: M
authors: Parmar
authors: Department of Dentistry, Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Science, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat India.
authors: Pratik
authors: P
authors: Rupakar
authors: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, India.
authors: Shrikant
authors: S
authors: Patel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012922:Social Change; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Dental caries; Food; Periodontal disease; Westernization