Prevalence of dental caries in first and second permanent molars.
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2014-04
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Background: This study was conducted to assess the First and Second molar permanent molar caries in school children of Nalgonda district, Andhrapradesh, India.
Methods: We have taken total 1800 school going children as study population age between 12-15 years, who lived in the same place since birth and consumed drinking water form single source.
Results: The mean of caries in first and second were 0.12 ± 0.36 and 0.36 ± 0.70 respectively and total was 0.49 ± 0.92.
Conclusion: The prevalence of Second molar teeth was found higher than First molar teeth and these caries were untreated.
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First molar, Second molar, Dental caries
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Desai Vikas C, Reddy Rajendra E, Manjula M, Saheb Shaik Hussain. Prevalence of dental caries in first and second permanent molars. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2014 Apr-Jun; 2(2): 514-520.