Epidemiological correlates of dental caries in an urban slum of West Bengal.

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1997-04-01
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The overall prevalence of dental caries was found to be 57.47 percent in an urban slum irrespective of sex, with a maximum of 75.88 percent in the age group of 5-9 years. Habit of taking hard and sticky food, bad oral hygiene were some of the important epidemiological correlates. Fluoride content of drinking water did not show any significant role.
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Chakraborty M, Saha JB, Bhattacharya RN, Roy A, Ram R. Epidemiological correlates of dental caries in an urban slum of West Bengal. Indian Journal of Public Health. 1997 Apr-Jun; 41(2): 56-60, 67
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https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/109531
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Indian Journal of Public Health