Epidemiology of dental caries in Chandigarh school children and trends over the last 25 years.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
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2007 Jul-Sep; 25(3): 115-8
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-114802
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of dental caries in 6, 9, 12 and 15-year-old school children of Chandigarh, selected on a randomized basis was evaluated using Moller's criteria (1966) and correlated with the various risk factors. The mean deft was found to be 4.0 +/- 3.6 in 6 year old and 4.61 +/- 3.14 in 9 year old, whereas the mean DMFT in 12 and 15 year old was found to be 3.03 +/- 2.52 and 3.82 +/- 2.85 respectively. The high prevalence of dental caries in these children was attributed to the lack of use of fluoride toothpaste (80% children), lack of knowledge about etiology of dental caries (98%) and frequency of sugar exposures up to more than five times per day (30%).
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Social Class
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Tooth, Deciduous
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Toothpastes
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Cariostatic Agents
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Attitude to Health
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Epidemiologic Studies
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Child
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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