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Oral health is an integral part of general health. An improvement in the oral health may play an integral role in improving the general health, adequate instructions in proper care of the teeth and oral tissues is thus essential. It is the responsibility of the health system to provide proper information about maintenance of oral health and available health facilities for general and oral health. In turn the community should use these facilities for their general and oral health betterment. This community is neglected like the old age people by the society and profession. Even though new found sporadic attention is given to this population with medical facility almost nil attention is given for their oral health care. The prisoners also deserve equal rights for their health attention. Keeping the above matter in consideration a specific oral health survey has been taken up on the inmates of prisoners of Lucknow prison in state of Uttar Pradesh to assess their oral health status so that needed treatment can be planned accordingly by concerned authorities.

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