title: Prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status among school going children: an epidemiological study.
abstract: Oral health is an important part of general health of body. Oral hygiene determines oral health status. Thus, oral hygiene is most important for good health in general. Poor oral hygiene can be source of many diseases. By maintaining the good oral hygiene, we can prevent occurrence of many disease. A survey was carried out to assess oral hygiene status and to find out caries prevalence rate among school going children of age 6 to 12 years. 957 healthy subjects including 567 boys and 390 girls from four different schools were examined in broad day light with the help of mouth mirror and explorer.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Periodontics, Sri Sai Dental College, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Ravishankar
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Jayapalan
authors.forename: Rajesh V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Gondhalekar
authors.forename: B Jaya
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.forename: K M Muhamed
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Shaloob
authors.forename: P Fajar
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Ummer
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data