Dental caries prevalence and treatment needs among 12- and 15- Year old schoolchildren in Shimla city, Himachal Pradesh, India

Fotedar, Shailee; Sogi, GM; Sharma, Kusum; Pruthi, Nidhi

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“…The finding was in accordance with a study done by Shailee et al 26 where they had 626 males and 385 females. Findings of Johansson et al, 27 Al-Darwish et al, 28 Sood et al, 29 Dhar et al, 30 Sudha et al, 31 and Singh et al 32 were also in agreement to our study where greater preponderance was observed for males because females were getting lesser opportunity to get proper education, mainly in rural areas, than males in developing countries like India, whereas studies by Mtaya et al, 33 Khanal and …”

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“…Almost 97 to 98% subjects do not use any other oral hygiene aids. Similar results were found in studies conducted by Shailee et al, 26 Singh et al, 32 and Goel et al…”

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“…Similar results were found in studies conducted by Shailee et al, 26 Singh et al, 32 Ingle et al, 44 and Goel et al 45 This study revealed that 80 to 81% of the subjects both in males and females brushed their teeth once daily. This was in accordance with the other studies conducted by Shailee et al 26 and Singh et al 32 It was also found in our study that 70 to 71% subjects across all age groups and genders were found to brush their teeth. Consistently, the remaining subjects (28-29%) were found to maintain oral hygiene by cleaning teeth with finger and toothpaste/tooth powder and no subjects were found to use chew stick as an oral hygiene practice.…”

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Association between Nutritional Status and Dental Caries among 12- to 15-year-old Government Schoolchildren of Rural Areas of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

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Chhabra²,

Sultane³

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“…Almost 97 to 98% subjects do not use any other oral hygiene aids. Similar results were found in studies conducted by Shailee et al, 26 Singh et al, 32 and Goel et al…”

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Association between Nutritional Status and Dental Caries among 12- to 15-year-old Government Schoolchildren of Rural Areas of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

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Sultane³

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“…4,11,12 Bansal et al in their study among school children 5-18 years of age, prevalence of dental caries was found to be 30.9% which is far below the prevalence in the present study and Shailee et al found the prevalence of dental caries at 12 years was 32.6% and at the age of 15 years it was 42.2% while Navin et al reported the prevalence of dental caries among the school going children aged between 12-15 years was reported to be as 51.9% and this discrepancy can be attributed to different age groups. [13][14][15] In this study, prevalence of dental caries among the children 8-10 years was 66.9% was higher than the prevalence of dental caries among children 5-7 years was 33.1% but this difference is not significant. This shows that as the age advances the prevalence of dental caries escalates.…”

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A study on the prevalence of dental caries among the school-going children in Tamil Nadu

Parasuraman

Krishna

Kaviya

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Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Dental caries is an important social problem in India and is predominantly a disease of childhood. The prevalence and incidence of dental caries is influenced by various socio–demographic factors like age, sex, ethnic groups, dietary patterns and oral hygiene habits. The objective of the study were to estimate the prevalence of dental caries among the school going children aged between 5–10 years and to determine the risk factors associated with dental caries.Methods: A population based cross–sectional study was conducted among the primary school going children in Thirumazhisai from February 2016 to July 2016. Simple random sampling technique was employed and 357 children were identified for the study. Descriptive statistics was calculated for background variables and association between the risk factors and evidence of dental caries was analyzed by tests of proportions and chi square test was used as a statistical test of significance. Results: The overall prevalence of dental caries was found to be 63.9%. Higher prevalence of dental caries was found among the girls (54%), among the lower socioeconomic class (41.7%), among those who consumed mixed diet (74.8%), among those who consumed junk foods (62.6%) at least once every day and among those who consumed dairy products (58.9%) at least once every day. Dental caries was found to be low in prevalence among those who consumed fruits several times a week (6.1%), among those who brushed their teeth twice/more than twice a day (20.2%) and among those who washed their mouth after each meal (38.7%). Conclusions: Lack of awareness, improper dietary habits and poor oral hygienic practices are seemingly the contributing factors for the development of dental caries. Dental caries is a preventable disease which can be alleviated by creating community awareness through health education activities.

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“…The results of our study were consistent with the findings of this study and others. 20,21 Schools are the important platforms for shaping and inculcating positive oral health behavior among the children at a tender age. Behavior learned at a younger age lasts long and directly influence one's oral health.…”

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Comparative Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior toward Oral Health among Private, Public, and Rural Schoolchildren in Pune

Jamkhande¹,

Bhawalkar²

2017

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Aim:To compare the oral health knowledge, attitude, and behavior and oral health status of younger schoolchildren of private, public, and rural schools in Pune. Material and methods:The study was conducted among the schoolchildren aged 9 and 11 years from three different categories of schools: Private schools, public schools, and the rural schools from Pune city and its vicinity. A total of 723 participants completed a structured, self-administered, close-ended questionnaire to assess oral health knowledge, attitude, and behavior and further underwent oral examination. The decayed filled index (DFT) and oral hygiene index simplified (OHI-S) were used for recording the oral health status. Findings from the questionnaire and intraoral examination were compared.Results: Private schoolchildren had significantly more positive knowledge, attitude, and practice compared with public and rural schoolchildren. No difference in scores of knowledge, attitude, and practice was observed between children of public school and rural school. Private schoolchildren had significantly lower DFT scores compared with public school and rural schoolchildren. No difference was seen in OHI-S scores. Conclusion:This study validates the findings of previous research revealing significant difference in knowledge, attitude, and behavior toward oral health of private, public, and rural schoolchildren.

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Dental caries prevalence and treatment needs among 12- and 15- Year old schoolchildren in Shimla city, Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract: The caries experience of 12- and 15- year-old children was low compared to WHO - 'recommended' values. Effective oral health promotion strategies need to be implemented to further improve the dental health of school children in Shimla city.

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Association between Nutritional Status and Dental Caries among 12- to 15-year-old Government Schoolchildren of Rural Areas of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Association between Nutritional Status and Dental Caries among 12- to 15-year-old Government Schoolchildren of Rural Areas of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

A study on the prevalence of dental caries among the school-going children in Tamil Nadu

Comparative Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior toward Oral Health among Private, Public, and Rural Schoolchildren in Pune

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