Background: A child's oral health is critical to his or her general health as well as well-being, and it is one of the foundations for a disease-free life. Because a parent or caregiver plays such a significant part in a child's life, their understanding together with attitude toward oral health will have a significant influence on the child's oral healthiness. Aim: The goal of this research is to assess oral health expertise among parents of children within the age group of 6–12 years in Hazaribag and its link to their children's dental health. Materials and procedures: The research comprised 200 parents of children aged 6–12 years old who had no systemic illness or pathology. The parents were given a detailed questionnaire with apparent validity that included questions on their perspectives about their children's dental health awareness, caries avertion, and the significance of food. SPSS 23 was used to do statistical analysis on the data. Results: The findings indicated that children of parents with a poor understanding of oral health had higher decaying, missing, as well as filled teeth (DMFT/dmft) scores than children of parents with a good understanding of oral health. Conclusion: It is critical for parents to be educated about oral health in order to maintain their children's oral health.

A bstract Aim and objective To find the prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need in children of East Lucknow city. Materials and methods The present study was conducted in the Department of Pedodontic and Preventive Dentistry, Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow. The nursery and primary schools of East Lucknow were included in the study. Baby-ROMA Index and Index of Orthodontic Treatment Needs (IOTN) were tested on 400 children, which were divided into two groups of 200 in each group, referred from the Out Patient Department and school camps. A single operator who was trained and calibrated for the use of indices evaluated children. Results Intra-reliability test showed higher reproducibility of the index. It is shown that around 70% of the patient presented malocclusion from both indices. Conclusion Baby-ROMA Index and IOTN were helpful to assess the severity of malocclusion and the timing for orthodontic malocclusion in young patients (primary and mixed dentition). How to cite this article Singh A, Rathore M, Govil S, et al. Prevalence of Malocclusion and Orthodontic Treatment Needs in Primary and Mixed Dentition Using Baby Roma Index and Index of Orthodontic Treatment Needs. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2021;14(S-1):S22–S28.

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