Prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs amongst the school children of three educational zones of urban Delhi, India.
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-140064
ABSTRACT
Context Dental caries is the most common oral disease that affects significant number of Indian population. The prevalence of caries in India is reported 31.5% to 89%. Aims:
T0 his study was aimed to estimate the prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs in school going children of Delhi. Materials andMethods:
A0 school based cross-sectional study was conducted in various educational zones of Delhi. A total of 520 school children in age range of 9-12 years were examined using WHO (1997) criteria. Statistical Analysis Used C0 hi-square test.Results:
T0 he prevalence of dental caries was found to be 52.3% with mean deft and DMFT of 0.5038 ± 1.0859 and 0.8250 ± 1.3437, respectively. Besides various treatment needs 49.7% required restorative treatment.Conclusion:
T0 he prevalence of dental caries in Delhi school children is high with D+d components comprising of more than 95%. This indicates lack of awareness and affordability to the dental facilities available. Therefore, there is a need to develop preventive and promotional oral health strategies to combat this infectious disease.
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Assunto principal:
Selantes de Fossas e Fissuras
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Dente Decíduo
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Extração Dentária
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Criança
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Fatores Sexuais
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Índice CPO
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Saúde da População Urbana
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
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