Caries and periodontal status of students from two posh area Boys schools of Multan

ABSTRACT

Caries and periodontal status of 12-15 years old students in relation to the brushing habits, food habits and income was calculated in this study. The objectives of this study include 1. Finding prevalence of carious, filled and lost teeth and the severity of the gum diseases in 12-15 years old students of upper class families. 2. Co-relate these problems with the socioeconomic status, frequency of meals and the brushing habits. Twelve to fifteen years old male students of two posh schools, were selected and examined in the daylight with mouth minor and a blunt probs during the period not extending from August 2006 to August 2007. Findings were recorded on a Performa, which was already completed by the volunteers for their personal data. The average DMFT of the 304 subjects was 1.171 while average involvements of gums were 4.05 sexants. 53.3% of the participants had zero DMFT while only 7.2% had healthy gums. More frequent brushing had a negative effect both to DMFT and periodontal involvements. Better socioeconomic status and less frequent meals had positive effect to the DMFT score and gum involvement. It is strongly felt that the people need a better dental education program at govt. level. The brushing methodology has to be taught more effectively