| Autor: |
V K, Gopinath, V K, Barathi, A, Kannan |
| Rok vydání: |
2000 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry. 17(1) |
| ISSN: |
0970-4388 |
| Popis: |
The study was carried out with the purpose of evaluating the prevalence of dental caries, in semi urban school children. The sample comprised of 415 school going children. DMFT/dmft scores were recorded as per WHO 1987 criteria. Mean DMFT was found to be 0.17, 0.06 in male and female children at 3 to 6 age group which increased to 1.211.10 in males and female in 9 to 12 year age group. Mean dmft at 3 to 6 years was 1.36, 1.17 in male and female children which further increased at 6 to 9 years in both sexes but in the 9 to 12 year age group the value decreased to 1.48, 0.87 in male and female children respectively. The entire sample showed a dental caries prevalence of 58.1. It was noted that the children brushed once a day with toothpaste and toothbrush. Complete oral rehabilitation was undertaken through an incremental school health care programme. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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