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Volume 7 Issue 4 (April, 2019)

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Pattern of Dental Caries in 6-12 years of Children
Rishav Singh, Ashish Bali, Bhavna Gupta

Background: Teeth decay is a major problem in terms of social and health as the most common communicable and chronic infectious disease in the world. The present study was conducted to assess dental caries in school children. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 380 school children age ranged 6- 12 years of both genders. DMFT score was calculated and mean was taken in all subjects. Brushing habit and frequency of brushing was also recorded. Results: Age group 6-8 years had 62 boys and 74 girls, 8-10 years had 55 boys and 56 girls, 10-12 years had 34 boys and 48 girls and 12-14 years had 29 boys and 22 girls. The mean decayed score in boys was 0.82 and in girls was 0.81, missing score was 0.32 in boys and 0.45 in girls, filled score was 0.04 in boys and 0.08 in girls. DMFT score in boys was 1.18 and in girls was 1.34. The difference was significant in filled teeth (P< 0.05).125 boys and 140 girls brushes once daily, 45 boys and 38 girls brushes twice daily and 10 boys and 22 girls never brush. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found high DMFT score in school children. DMFT score in boys was 1.18 and in girls was 1.34.
Key words: Children, Dental decay, DMFT

Received: 18 February, 2019                           Revised: 28 March, 2019                               Accepted: 29 March, 2019

Corresponding author: Dr. Rishav Singh, Tutor, Dept of Pedodontics, Dental Institute, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi;

This article may be cited as: Singh R, Bali A, Gupta B. Pattern of Dental Caries in 6-12 years of Children. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(4): 45-47.

 
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