ABSTRACT
Dental caries is an important Dental public Health problem. Its high morbidity potential has brought this disease into the focus of dental health professionals. The purpose of the study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs among 5 and 12 years old school children of urban Pondicherry. The study population consisted of 2022 school children of both the sexes, (1009, 5-year-old children) and (1013, 12-year-old children). A simple random sampling method was used to select the schools. Dental caries was assessed by Dentition Status and Treatment Needs described by WHO (1997). The prevalence of dental caries was 44.4% in 5 years age group with 47.4% for males (mean dmft = 1.91 +/- 2.64 S.D.) and 41.1% for females (mean dmft = 1.45 +/- 2.18 S.D.). In 12 years age group the prevalence of dental caries was 22.3% with 20.6% for males (mean DMFT = 0.40 +/- 0.94 S.D.) and 24.1% for females (mean DMFT = 0.55 +/- 1.15 S.D). Evaluation of treatment needs revealed that the greatest need was for one surface restorations followed by two or more surface restorations. It may be concluded that FDI/WHO Oral Health Goals for the year 2000 have been achieved for the ages 5-6 and 12 years in Pondicherry.
Subject(s)
Age Factors , Chi-Square Distribution , Child , Child, Preschool , DMF Index , Dental Caries/epidemiology , Dental Restoration, Permanent/statistics & numerical data , Female , Feeding Behavior , Humans , India/epidemiology , Male , Needs Assessment/statistics & numerical data , Oral Hygiene/statistics & numerical data , Prevalence , Sex Factors , Urban Health/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
Dental caries and periodontal disease, the most commonly seen disease show striking geographic variation, socio-economic patterns and severity of distribution all over the world. Hence, an attempt has been made to determine the relationship of oral health status with socio-economic status in Davangere town. A total of 2007 children of 13 to 14 years age belonging to both sexes were examined. Type III examination was carried out during the survey. DMFcaries Index and Oral Hygiene Index was used to assess caries experience and oral hygiene status. Prasad's classification was used to know the social classification of the children. It was concluded that dental caries experience and oral hygiene status of children are strongly correlated to socio-economic status.
Subject(s)
Adolescent , Algorithms , Analysis of Variance , DMF Index , Dental Calculus/epidemiology , Dental Caries/epidemiology , Dental Plaque/epidemiology , Dental Plaque Index , Dental Restoration, Permanent/statistics & numerical data , Epidemiologic Studies , Female , Humans , India/epidemiology , Male , Observer Variation , Oral Hygiene , Oral Hygiene Index , Social Class , Statistics as Topic , Tooth Loss/epidemiologyABSTRACT
2,007 children from 11 schools, selected through stratified random sampling were examined for dental caries and oral hygiene status. The Mean DMFT was found to be 2.85 and 3.40, mean DMFS 3.76 and 4.56 in 13 and 14 year olds, respectively. Females recorded higher mean values of DMFT (3.37) than males (2.94). There was no significant difference in the mean values of OHI (S). The overall prevalence of dental caries was found to be higher among 14-year-old children compared to 13 year children.