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Dental caries prevalence and treatment needs among 12- and 15-year-old school-going children of rural and Urban Areas of Bhopal District, India

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Author	Sharva, Vijayta Khare, Pooja Jain, Manish Khare, Anshika Singh, Prakash Reddy, Venugopal
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	Introduction: Dental caries is highly prevalent among children and persists to be a significant public health problem worldwide. Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs of 12- and 15-year-old schoolchildren of Bhopal district and to compare the dental caries levels and treatment needs of government schoolchildren of urban and rural areas of Bhopal district. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 12- and 15-year-old urban and rural school-going children of Bhopal district. A total of 1100 schoolchildren were screened using a multistage sampling procedure. The children were examined according to the dentition status and treatment needs, WHO (modified) oral health assessment. Student's t-test was used for continuous variables and Chi-square test used for categorical data and P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The prevalence of dental caries at the age of 12 years was 33.5% and 26.5% at the age of 15 years. Dental caries was higher in urban schools as compared to rural schools. The maximum need was for one-surface restoration. Conclusion: The prevalence of dental caries at both the age groups was low. This suggested a need of dental health education program including proper oral hygiene instruction which helps children to improve positive dental attitude and behavior.
Related Links	http://www.jiaphd.org/article.asp?issn=2319-5932;year=2017;volume=15;issue=4;spage=340;epage=343;aulast=Sharva;type=2
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ISSN	23195932
DOI	10.4103/jiaphd.jiaphd_82_17
Journal	Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	15
Language	English
Publisher	Medknow
Publisher Date	2017-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Ethnic Studies Dental Caries Prevalence Rural Schoolchildren Treatment Needs Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, Volume 15, Issue 4
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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