Assessment of dental caries experience among 5-16 year old school going children of Mangalore, Karnataka, India: A cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorM, Aparnaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSreekumar, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorHedge, Ven_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-25T05:07:37Z
dc.date.available2019-11-25T05:07:37Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.description.abstractBackground: Health in school children requires unique attention since they are the future goals in every country. Their disease prevalence and prevention should be updated for the betterment of the society. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 6198 children in different areas of Mangalore city in age group 5–16 years. The dental caries status was assessed by Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT)/dmft index using the World Health Organization criteria 1997. Collected data from each subject was statistically analyzed to know the prevalence of dental caries using two sample T test and Chi square test. Results: The overall dental caries prevalence among school children were 63.5%. In males the entire decayed, filled and missed tooth was 63.9%, 7.05%, 7.02% and in females decayed, missed and filled tooth percentage was 63%, 6.02%, 6.13% respectively. The mean DMFT score among males and female’s population were 2.54 ± 2.84 and 2.50 ± 2.85 respectively. The highest caries prone group was between 5-7 years old (71.8%) and lowest was among 14-16 years old (56.71%). Conclusion: The present study revealed that caries is more prevalent among preschool children compared to other school going age groups.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, A J Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationM Aparna, Sreekumar S, Thomas T, Hedge V. Assessment of dental caries experience among 5-16 year old school going children of Mangalore, Karnataka, India: A cross-sectional study. Annals and Essences of Dentistry. 2018 Dec; 10(2): 12-17en_US
dc.identifier.issn0975-8798
dc.identifier.issn0976-156X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/184705
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherLongdom Publishing SLen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume10en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.24105/aedj.2018.10.2en_US
dc.subjectDental Cariesen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectPublic Healthen_US
dc.subjectOral Healthen_US
dc.subjectToothen_US
dc.titleAssessment of dental caries experience among 5-16 year old school going children of Mangalore, Karnataka, India: A cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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