ABSTRACT
Dental caries is among the most common dental problems affecting humans. This condition is a major health problem with high prevalence, globally involving the people of all regions and society. This study was conducted on 1587 government school children of Udaipur district in the age group of 5-14 years for recording the prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs. Dental caries was found in 46.75% children, and 76.87% children required some kind of dental treatment.
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Adolescent , Age Factors , Child , Child, Preschool , Crowns/statistics & numerical data , DMF Index , Dental Care/statistics & numerical data , Dental Caries/epidemiology , Dental Restoration, Permanent/statistics & numerical data , Female , Humans , India/epidemiology , Male , Needs Assessment/statistics & numerical data , Pit and Fissure Sealants/therapeutic use , Prevalence , Root Canal Therapy/statistics & numerical data , Rural Health/statistics & numerical data , Sex FactorsABSTRACT
High prevalence of dental diseases has been recorded in Rajasthan, however, not much work has been done to ascertain the prevalence of dental diseases in Udaipur district. This study was conducted among 1,587 government school children of Udaipur district in the age group of 5-14 years for recording the prevalence of gingival diseases, fluorosis and malocclusion. Gingivitis was found in 84.37% of children, malocclusion in 36.42% and fluorosis in 36.36%.
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Adolescent , Age Factors , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Fluorosis, Dental/epidemiology , Gingivitis/epidemiology , Humans , India/epidemiology , Male , Malocclusion/epidemiology , Prevalence , Rural Health/statistics & numerical data , Sex FactorsABSTRACT
In this era of preventive dentistry, a galore of dental materials used for prevention of dental diseases is available. Since the last few decades efforts are being directed towards prevention of dental caries which is one of the major dental diseases tormenting mankind. The rationale of using a fissure sealant is that when it is applied on the caries prone fissures, it penetrates these pits and fissures and seals them from the oral environment. One of the main problems usually encountered is retention of the sealant material. This study was undertaken with the aim to evaluate the tensile bond strength of two new fissure sealants using invasive and non-invasive techniques. The results substantiated the use of invasive techniques over non-invasive techniques and resin sealants over glass ionomer sealants.
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Adhesiveness , Analysis of Variance , Glass Ionomer Cements/chemistry , Humans , Materials Testing , Pit and Fissure Sealants/chemistry , Resin Cements/chemistry , Statistics, Nonparametric , Tensile StrengthABSTRACT
The science of bite mark analysis is relatively new and potentially valuable. This science has been greatly used in identifying the suspects involved in crimes related to sex, child abuse, and altercations of various types. Child abuse is presenting a serious social problem with global dimensions, which is increasing at an alarming rate in all socioeconomic strata and all ethnic or racial communities. The aim of the present study was to assess these bite marks and analyze the effectiveness of a simple technique used in the department of pedodontics and preventive dentistry, College of Dental Surgery, Manipal.