Oral Hygiene Habits, Oral Hygiene Status and Dental Caries Prevalence among 5 to 15 Year Old School Going Children in Rural India
Joyson Moses, Deepa Gurunathan, B N Rangeeth,
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( Joyson Moses ) - Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital Department of Pedodontics
( Deepa Gurunathan ) - Saveetha University College of Dental Surgery Department of Pedodontics
( B N Rangeeth ) - Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital Department of Pedodontics
KMID : 1157520120080020097
Abstract
Objective: Dental caries is a disease with multifactorial causes. The prevalence and incidence of dental caries in a population is influenced by a number of risk factor such as sex, age, socioeconomic status, dietary patterns and oral hygiene habits. Thus the present study was designed to assess the correlation of oral hygiene habits, oral hygiene status and prevalence of dental caries in school children in Chidambaram between 5-15 age groups.
Methods: The study population consisted of 2,362 children, 1,258 were boys and 1,104 were girls. A total of 7 schools were selected. Trained Dental Surgeon was involved in the examining and the children were examined according to the Dentition status and Treatment Needs, WHO oral health assessment 1987.
Results: In total, dental caries were observed in 1,484 (63.83%) of study population. 9-11 yrs old children showed high percentage of caries. Good oral hygiene was seen in children between 5 to 8 years of age. Children consuming non-vegetarian diet showed a lesser incidence of caries than those who consumed vegetarian diet.
Conclusion: The result of this study is an indicator to the health professionals that even today in rural places oral hygiene status of children has not improved to a great extent as in urban areas. Dental caries can be prevented to a large extent by conducting community based programs to facilitate improved awareness of people regarding a good oral hygiene can decrease the occurrence of dental caries.
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dental hygiene; school children; brushing habits; diet
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