Emergence of primary teeth in children of Sunsari district of Eastern Nepal.
This study assessed the timing and eruption sequence of primary teeth in children of Sunsari district of Eastern Nepal and compared the eruption pattern of males & females between various, ethnic groups.


METHODS
This cross-sectional study, included 501 subjects, aged 3 months to 60 months selected by simple random sampling method. The determinant variables such as age, gender, ethnicity, and eruption of teeth were recorded.


RESULTS
This study provides a model data on emergence of primary teeth and number of deciduous teeth in these children. This is a first study of its kind in Nepal. The findings of this study will help as a reference data for optimal use in clinical, academic, and research activities, especially for children of Eastern Nepal.
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Surgery, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. gupanita@yahoo.com
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Gupta
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Hiremath
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Singh
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Poudyal
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Niraula
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Baral
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Singh