Prevalence of Caries in Rural Area Children

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Authors

  • C. S. Saimbi
     Professor, Department of Periodontics, C.P.G.I.D.S. & Hospital, Ghaila, Lucknow ,IN
  • Kaushal S.
     Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, C.P.G.I.D.S. & Hospital, Ghaila, Lucknow ,IN
  • M. A. Khan
     Professor, Department of Periodontics, C.P.G.I.D.S. & Hospital, Ghaila, Lucknow ,IN
  • Avadhesh Kumar
     Senior Lecture, Department of Periodontics, C.P.G.I.D.S. & Hospital, Ghaila, Lucknow ,IN

Keywords:

Caries, Tooth Cleaning Aids, Prevalence
Periodontics

Abstract

A total of 657 school going children consisting of 397 boys and 260 girls in the age group ranging from 3-12 years were surveyed from rural areas of Lucknow, to determine the prevalence of dental caries and observe the effect of various oral cleaning habits.

The present study showed 60.4% prevalence of caries in rural area children. Girls were found to have greater caries (68.1%) than boys (55.4%). The caries rate was fairly high (63.9%) in the mixed dentition period as compared to the deciduous dentition period (49.0%). The difference was highly significant (p<0.001).

The caries rate was highest (67.0%) in those children who were not cleaning their teeth followed by finger users (63.2%) and Datun users (58.1 %).Brush users showed the lowest caries rate (42.2%) as compared to non-brush users (61.8%), the difference being significant (p<0.01).

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Published

2018-10-09

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Saimbi, C. S., S., K., Khan, M. A., & Kumar, A. (2018). Prevalence of Caries in Rural Area Children. Journal of Pierre Fauchard Academy (India Section), 24(2), 62–66. Retrieved from https://informaticsjournals.co.in/index.php/jpfa/article/view/22455

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Volume 24, Issue 2, June 2010

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Original Articles

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