title: Dental health and treatment needs among children in a tribal community.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the dental health status and treatment needs among children of 'Pardhi' tribal community.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 185 children were examined over a period of 2 months using WHO proforma. The statistical software namely SPSS version 15.0 and data was analyzed using Student's t-test and ANOVA test at p < 0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean score for dft and DMFT was 1.87 ± 1.073 and 2.04 ± 1.564 respectively with males subjects were having comparatively more scores. It was also found significant differences between age groups. Most of the children needed one surface filling, i.e. 29.40%, followed by pulp care and restoration (19.30%), two or more surface fillings (15.60%) and extraction (11.70%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study subjects were characterized by a lack of dental care services, high prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs. Therefore, implementation of a basic oral health care program for this tribal population is a high priority.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Modern Dental College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Prashant S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Viragi
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Dwijendra
authors.forename: Mitesh D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kathariya
authors.forename: Kirti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: Mahesh V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Dadpe
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Madhukar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D044382:Population Groups; D012737:Sex Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology