ABSTRACT
Early childhood caries remains a problem in both developed and developing countries and has been considered to be in an epidemic proportion in developing countries. The aim of this study was to asses the prevalence of Early Childhood Caries and its relationship with feeding practices. It was carried out at Khyber College of Dentistry Hospital. It was spread over a period of three months. This was cross sectional analytical study children of 2-6 years old formed the study group. Sample size was 194 children and sampling technique was convenience purposive. Children were examined on dental unit by the principal author and caries were detected using dft index. A parent or care giver, after taking the informed consent, was asked to complete a self-designed questionnaire regarding information about the child's pattern of feeding, mother education level, socio economics status age of starting brushing, having snack between meals and dft status. The study showed prevalence of ECC was 55.2%. In this study breast, fed children were 84% and bottle-fed were 16%. Pecentage of ECC in breast-fed children was 51.6%, which was less than the percentage of ECC in bottle-fed children, which was 72.25%. Those children who took bottle at nighttime had more carries [72.5%] as compared to those who did not [50%]. Caries in children was 89% who took milk with sugar at night as compared to those who did not. Incident of carries was more in the children of illiterate mothers [56%] than those of educated mothers [10%]. This study documented high prevalence of ECC among 2-6 year olds children. Prevalence of ECC was more in bottle fed children specially in those children who were given milk with sugar in bottle at night. Results reveal an urgent need of increased awareness among the public about ECC and their attitude towards the importance of primary teeth. This is high time to institute preventive strategies to control ECC
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to assess the awareness and practices of oral hygiene maintenance among both genders of the groups who were seen in the hospital ofKhyber College of Dentistry. Three hundred and fifty subjects were randomly selected and interviewed on a semi-structured questionnaire for age, gender, education, frequency of tooth brushing, use of dentifrices and dental floss. SPSS version 17.0 was used to analyze the data. Out of the total 350 subjects, 160 [45.7%] were male and 190 [54.3%] were female, with mean age of43.9 +/- 17.2 The age range was 12-80 years. 45.14% brushed their teeth twice, 35.71% reported once and 8.57% thrice daily. Awareness about the use of dental floss was 18%, while 82% did not use. Regarding the use of dentifrices, 90% were using tooth paste followed by 7.4% tooth powder. Male dominated females in frequent dental check up. In conclusion females were more aware and in practice of maintenance of oral hygiene compared to males
ABSTRACT
The aim of the present study was to report the prevalence of dental ailments among Peshawar Schoolchildren. Subjects aged 6-12 [n=967] were randomly selected from school children in Peshawar district. They were clinically examined by 4 trained and calibrated House Surgeons dental ailments using criteria described by World Health Organization. Dental caries was recorded in 45.6% of the children. The overall mean DMFT score was 1.13 + 0.247. Caries was significantly more severe in females as compared to males [p<0.05]. Gum bleeding was also significantly more prevalent but there is no significant difference as far as gender was concerned. Class II malocclusion and anterior crowding were more prevalent in females compared to male children. The prevalence of dental fluorosis was 0.3%. The prevalence of dental diseases was generally low among the study population. Caries experience was significantly low in District Peshawar compared to Pakistan national Mean DMFT = 1.39, the Decay - component being the major contributor to this recorded DMFT