Prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis among corporation school-going children in Chennai city – A population-based cross-sectional study
Aims: The aim was to evaluate the prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis among corporation school-going children and their treatment needs in Chennai city. Subjects and Methods: The present descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 3–19-year-old corporation school-going children of...
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| description | Aims: The aim was to evaluate the prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis among corporation school-going children and their treatment needs in Chennai city. Subjects and Methods: The present descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 3–19-year-old corporation school-going children of Chennai city. It was conducted for a period of 2 months from August 20, 2018, to October 20, 2018. A sample size of 20,007 children (9707 males and 10,300 females) was examined. Oral health status with emphasis on dental caries, gingivitis, and treatment needs was recorded. Statistical Analysis Used: The obtained data was analysed using SPSS 21.0 (IBM, USA). Results: The prevalence of dental caries in the participants examined was 34.72% (6946). About 1663 (23.94%) participants had dental caries involving single tooth, 293 (4.22%) had dental caries involving two teeth, and 4 (0.06%) had dental caries involving >2 teeth. Clinical pulpal involvement with pain on percussion was found in 4067 (58.55%) participants. Nine hundred and nineteen (13.23%) participants exhibited grossly decayed tooth advised for extraction. The prevalence of gingivitis in the participants examined was 8259 (41.28%). About 2672 (32.35%) participants had mild gingival inflammation, 5563 (67.36%) had moderate gingival inflammation, and 24 (0.29%) had severe gingival inflammation based on Loe and Silness gingival index scoring. On the basis of treatment needs, 59.5% of the participants were in need of treatment. Almost 34.3% of the screened participants were in need of primary care, whereas 25.1% of the screened participants were in need of advanced care. Conclusions: The present study reveals the current oral health status of corporation school-going children in Chennai corporation. The results obtained demand a special attention toward these children of less effluent families for the promotion of oral health by regular conduct of treatment camps by corporation and other agencies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7cb623be4a5841ffb95f4449afe7bf8a2022-12-22T04:24:03ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences2772-52432772-52512019-01-0110171110.4103/srmjrds.srmjrds_59_18Prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis among corporation school-going children in Chennai city – A population-based cross-sectional studyGamal Abdul NasserRupkumarMohamad JunaidAims: The aim was to evaluate the prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis among corporation school-going children and their treatment needs in Chennai city. Subjects and Methods: The present descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 3–19-year-old corporation school-going children of Chennai city. It was conducted for a period of 2 months from August 20, 2018, to October 20, 2018. A sample size of 20,007 children (9707 males and 10,300 females) was examined. Oral health status with emphasis on dental caries, gingivitis, and treatment needs was recorded. Statistical Analysis Used: The obtained data was analysed using SPSS 21.0 (IBM, USA). Results: The prevalence of dental caries in the participants examined was 34.72% (6946). About 1663 (23.94%) participants had dental caries involving single tooth, 293 (4.22%) had dental caries involving two teeth, and 4 (0.06%) had dental caries involving >2 teeth. Clinical pulpal involvement with pain on percussion was found in 4067 (58.55%) participants. Nine hundred and nineteen (13.23%) participants exhibited grossly decayed tooth advised for extraction. The prevalence of gingivitis in the participants examined was 8259 (41.28%). About 2672 (32.35%) participants had mild gingival inflammation, 5563 (67.36%) had moderate gingival inflammation, and 24 (0.29%) had severe gingival inflammation based on Loe and Silness gingival index scoring. On the basis of treatment needs, 59.5% of the participants were in need of treatment. Almost 34.3% of the screened participants were in need of primary care, whereas 25.1% of the screened participants were in need of advanced care. Conclusions: The present study reveals the current oral health status of corporation school-going children in Chennai corporation. The results obtained demand a special attention toward these children of less effluent families for the promotion of oral health by regular conduct of treatment camps by corporation and other agencies.http://www.srmjrds.in/article.asp?issn=0976-433X;year=2019;volume=10;issue=1;spage=7;epage=11;aulast=Nasserdental cariesgingivitiscorporation schoolchildrenprevalencetreatment needs |
| spellingShingle | Gamal Abdul Nasser Rupkumar Mohamad Junaid Prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis among corporation school-going children in Chennai city – A population-based cross-sectional study SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences dental caries gingivitis corporation schoolchildren prevalence treatment needs |
| title | Prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis among corporation school-going children in Chennai city – A population-based cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis among corporation school-going children in Chennai city – A population-based cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis among corporation school-going children in Chennai city – A population-based cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis among corporation school-going children in Chennai city – A population-based cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis among corporation school-going children in Chennai city – A population-based cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis among corporation school going children in chennai city a population based cross sectional study |
| topic | dental caries gingivitis corporation schoolchildren prevalence treatment needs |
| url | http://www.srmjrds.in/article.asp?issn=0976-433X;year=2019;volume=10;issue=1;spage=7;epage=11;aulast=Nasser |
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