Aims and Objectives: This study was intended to assess the prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs, severity of dental caries and to record the periodontal health status in school going children in rural and urban areas of Ferozepur district and to compare the data between rural and urban areas and among 6, 9 and 12 years (±11 months). Methodology: The PUFA/pufa index was used to determine the severity of dental caries as it records the presence of severely decayed teeth. Plaque index (Silness and Loe) and gingival index (Loe and Silness) were used to assess the gingival status of the children. The data recorded from rural and urban area was statistically analyzed using Chi-square test and paired t-test. Results: The prevalence of caries was found to be more in urban area (71.8%) than the rural area (65.2%). Overall, treatment need was found more in rural (68.16%) than urban (61.6%), but the difference was non-significant. PUFA/pufa score was found more in urban area than rural area. Conclusion: Plaque and gingival indexes were found more in rural than urban population. The lack of dental health awareness, poor oral hygiene measures, socioeconomic status, gender variations, improper dietary habits, and less utilization of dental health-care services is the main reason for the high prevalence of dental caries.
Background and Objective: In India, widely consumed food items are rarely supplemented with vitamin D3. Indians do not take use of unlimited sunshine which can synthesize vitamin D in their body. Deficiency of vitamin D can lead to rickets, osteoporosis along withcardiovascular diseases, asthma, diabetes mellitus, cancer and autoimmune diseases. It was planned to estimate vitamin D (25-OH- Vitamin D3) in normal population. Methods: 25-OH-Vitamin D3 was estimated in three hundred males with equal number of females with the age range of 2- 80 years. They were divided into four groups depending upon their age. In 53.7% of normal population was found to be having vitamin D lower than 30 ng/ml. The deficiency was more prevalent in females as compared to males. Vitamin D level was significantly lower at the age groups of 2-20 and at 61-80 than other groups (i.e. 21-40 and 41-60 years).Interpretation: Most Indians do not get adequate sun exposure to produce required amount of vitamin D. People use sunscreen and to have fairer complexion, they avoid having use of sunshine. The public needs to be made aware of benefits of vitamin D. JMS 2016; 19(1):18-20
Background:
The background of the study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries among school-going children.
Materials and Methods:
Six thousand eight hundred and ninety school-going children was enrolled. General clinical examination was carried out. Mouth mirror, probe, and explorer were used for carrying out the clinical examination. Over a time span of 6 months, the entire study was completed. All the examiners who performed clinical examination underwent a single-day training program for detecting dental caries. All the participants were seated on straight wooden chairs and were examined clinically. The prevalence of caries was recorded.
Results:
The prevalence was 26.02%. Among these children with dental caries, 50.25% of the children belonged to the age group of 13–15 years, while the remaining 49.75% of the children belonged to the age group of 9–12 years. Prevalence of dental caries was significantly higher in females (71.11%) in comparison to males. Furthermore, dental caries was significantly more prevalent among participants with toothbrushing frequency of less than once a day (51.20%).
Conclusion:
There is an imperative need for intimating health check-up camps among school-going children.
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