Dental caries experience among 6-12 year old school children of Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India

Authors

  • Aasim Farooq Shah Government Dental College & Hospital Shreen Bagh,Srinagar, Kashmir,Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Manu Batra 2Assistant Professor,Department Of Public Health Dentistry,Surendera Dental College & Research Institute.HH Gardens, Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
  • Soumik Kabasi Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Sector 8, Kalinga Nagar,Bhubaneswar 751 003,Odisha, India
  • Subha Soumya Dany Kothiwal Dental College & Research Centre.Kanth Road, Moradabad-244001, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Prashant Rajput Kothiwal Dental College & Research Centre.Kanth Road, Moradabad-244001, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • A. Ishrat J&K Government Health Services, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir,India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2015.2.1.9

Keywords:

Kashmir, School children, Dental caries, DMFT, dmft

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the caries experience in 6 -12;yearold schoolchildren in Kashmir Division of Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Material & methods: This study was carried out in Budgam District of Kashmir Division of Jammu and Kashmir State, India. A cluster sampling was done to collect the sample. Schools accessible and situated in the district were selected. Sample size of 453 school going children was obtained within the age group of 6-12 years from these schools. DMFT/dmft index was used for recording dental caries. Results: The mean dmft of the school children was 1.355±1.79 which was lower than the mean DMFT 1.74 ±1.92 seen in the permanent dentition of the same children. In primary as well as permanent dentition the decayed component remained higher in comparison to the missing and decayed components. It was also observed that the females had lower caries experience in both the dentitions as compared to boys. Conclusion: The study highlight the extent of dental disease in this community, which reflects the high treatment needs that cannot be met by traditional ways in Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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Author Biographies

Aasim Farooq Shah, Government Dental College & Hospital Shreen Bagh,Srinagar, Kashmir,Jammu and Kashmir, India

Registrar, Department of Public Health Dentistry ,

Manu Batra, 2Assistant Professor,Department Of Public Health Dentistry,Surendera Dental College & Research Institute.HH Gardens, Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India

Assistant Professor,Department Of Public Health Dentistry,Surendera Dental College & Research Institute.HH
Gardens, Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India

Soumik Kabasi, Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Sector 8, Kalinga Nagar,Bhubaneswar 751 003,Odisha, India

Department of Public Health Dentistry, 

Subha Soumya Dany, Kothiwal Dental College & Research Centre.Kanth Road, Moradabad-244001, Uttar Pradesh, India

Post Graduate Student Department of Public Health Dentistry.

Prashant Rajput, Kothiwal Dental College & Research Centre.Kanth Road, Moradabad-244001, Uttar Pradesh, India

Post Graduate Student Department of Public Health Dentistry.

A. Ishrat, J&K Government Health Services, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir,India

Dental Surgeon [School Health Program],

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Published

2015-03-30

How to Cite

Aasim Farooq Shah, Manu Batra, Soumik Kabasi, Subha Soumya Dany, Prashant Rajput, & A. Ishrat. (2015). Dental caries experience among 6-12 year old school children of Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India . Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 2(1), 55–59. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2015.2.1.9