Assessment of Oral Health and Hygiene Practices among Students of High School, Hooghly District, West Bengal

Shree, Nidhi; Dasgupta, Aparajita; Paul, Bobby; Bandyopadhyay, Lina; Maurya, Neelam; Pyrbot, Foulisa; Roy, Shibendu Shekhar

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10062-0109

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“…Nidhi Shree et al in their study in Hooghly district, West Bengal observed 86% of the students had self-reported unsatisfactory oral hygiene practice and 55.6% students had poor oral health. 9 They also observed that males had better oral health and practice scores than females.…”

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Prevalence of dental caries and other oral health problems among municipal secondary school children in Mumbai metropolitan region

Sharma,

Raut,

Gurav

2023

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Dental caries and other oral health issues are major public health problems among school going children. This study is conducted to assess the prevalence of dental caries, other oral health problems and some oral hygiene practices among municipal secondary school children in an urban area. Methods: The present study was conducted among randomly selected 152 students studying in a Municipal Secondary School in an urban area. They were examined for dental caries and other oral health problems. Also, they were asked about the oral hygiene practices. Data was entered in Google form. Obtained data was entered in a MS-Excel spreadsheet and statistical analysis was done using Chi-square test. Results: Of the 152 subjects examined, 137 (90.13%) were having one or more oral health problems. 74 (48.68%) subjects were having dental caries. Of the 137 subjects having oral health problems, 132 (86.84%) subjects’ fathers’ education and 135 (88.82%) subjects’ mothers’ education was ≤12th standard (p<0.05). Of the 77 subjects studying in 5th to 7th standard, 45 (29.61%) were suffering from dental caries (p<0.05). Of the 140 subjects whose fathers’ education was ≤12th standard, 73 (48.03%) were suffering from dental caries (p<0.05). Of the 74 (48.68%) subjects who were suffering from dental caries 24 (15.79%) and of the 78 (51.32%) who were not suffering from dental caries 35 (23.03%) were brushing their teeth for more than 2 minutes. Conclusions: School health services should be strengthened to detect and treat oral health problems in time as well as to increase general oral health awareness among school children.

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“…Poor oral hygiene and dental caries constitute more than 50% of major public oral-health problem among children and adolescents. 9 Dental and other oral health problems are one of the leading problems among school children. Oral hygiene is an essential component for prevention of dental diseases.…”

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Prevalence of dental caries and other oral health problems among municipal secondary school children in Mumbai metropolitan region

Sharma,

Raut,

Gurav

2023

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…Poor oral hygiene, dental caries and other oral diseases constitute more than 50% of major public oral-health problem, among children and adolescents. 5 Children are greatest asset of the nation. School children constitute around 25% of total population of India.…”

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Oral health problems among school children in rural area: a cross-sectional study

C. S.,

Birajdar,

et al. 2024

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Students are the wealth of the nation as they constitute one of the important segments of the population. The foundation of good health and sound mind is laid during the school age period. During this period, they are vulnerable to various oral health problems. These conditions are the hurdles in their physical, mental, emotional, and social development. In view of this, a study was conducted to assess the oral health status of the school students in rural areas. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted in rural area among school children in the month of March 2023. Standard proforma was used to record the data related to oral morbidity among the subjects. Data entry and statistical analysis was done with the help of Microsoft Excel. ꭓ2 and SE (p1-p2) tests were used to compare difference in categorical variables. The statistical level of significance was fixed at p<0.05. Results: 432 students were examined. 226 (52.31%) subjects were having oral morbidity. 151 (66.81%) subjects in the age group of 5-10 years while 75 (33.19%) in the age group of >10-16 years were having oral health problems (p<0.05). 155 (59.73%) students from primary section and 71 (40.27%) students from secondary section were suffering from oral morbidity (p<0.05). Dental caries was observed among 194 (44.91%) subjects followed by mouth ulcers (09.72%). 143 (53.36%) underweight subjects were suffering from dental caries (p<0.05). Conclusions: Common oral health problems found in school going children can be addressed with the implementation of school health program in effective way. These common infirmities can be prevented by actively involving parents and teachers in school health services.

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Does Tooth Brushing Prevent Dental Caries among Children? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Sudan,

Ravishankar,

Tirth

et al. 2023

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry

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Introduction: Dental caries is the most widespread noncommunicable disease, which needs immediate attention. Globally, it has been estimated that around 60%–90% of school children are affected with dental caries. These carious teeth can be prevented by simple, cost-effective interventions at the individual and community levels. Various studies reported the role of oral hygiene practices particularly the frequency of brushing of teeth in improving oral health status with varying success. Hence, this meta-analysis was undertaken to determine the effect of oral hygiene practices particularly the frequency of brushing in preventing dental caries in children. Methods: The PubMed, Cochrane, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases were searched from January 1, 2000 to October 31, 2022. Hand-searching was performed for relevant journals. Reference articles including children from 3 to 5 years old were retrieved and exported to Mendeley Desktop 1.13.3 software. The risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa scale for cross-sectional studies. Articles were further analyzed using Open Meta-Analyst. Results: The studies included in qualitative synthesis were 27 and 7 were included in meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of dental caries among children who brushed once a day and twice a day was 48.7% and 36.6%, respectively. The odds of having dental caries in children who brushed their teeth oncea day was found 1.58 times higher than in those who brushed their teeth twice a day. The absolute reduction in dental caries was 11.3% among those who brushed their teeth twice a day than those who did it once a day (95% confidence interval: 3.2%–19.5%, I 2 = 79.59%, P < 0.001). Conclusion: Brushing twice a day after 3 years of birth can lead to the prevention of dental caries at the individual and community level. Hence, tooth brushing twice a day can act as major preventive program and one should teach the children when they are young and provided supervised tooth brushing to prevent dental caries.

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Assessment of Oral Health and Hygiene Practices among Students of High School, Hooghly District, West Bengal

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Prevalence of dental caries and other oral health problems among municipal secondary school children in Mumbai metropolitan region

Prevalence of dental caries and other oral health problems among municipal secondary school children in Mumbai metropolitan region

Oral health problems among school children in rural area: a cross-sectional study

Does Tooth Brushing Prevent Dental Caries among Children? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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