Caries prevalence and oral hygiene status among 7-12 years old school children from rural and urban areas of Gautam Budh Nagar, U.P

Seth, Nikhil; Shivalingesh, KK; Anand, Richa; Sharma, Abhinav; Thakar, Sahil; Khan, Khateeb

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“…The results of this study also showed that the mean OHI-S scores of students was approximately similar to OHI-S scores reported of students in India and other studies in Iran[36–40] and better than the OHI-S scores reported of students in Nigeria, Thailand, Vietnam, Peru and some cities in India[25, 41–45] and worse than Greece and Portugal[46–48]. Studies indicate that various variables, including conducting preventive programs, educating oral hygiene behaviors, changing attitude of families and dentists towards oral health in a positive manner, the provision of affordable, as well as acceptable and high-quality oral healthcare services all can affect gingival and periodontal health[16].…”

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“…The oral hygiene status among suburban students can be attributed to poor oral hygiene, not brushing or flossing and brushing or flossing infrequently. Limited access to professional dental care, restorative dentistry or any kind of dental treatment also influence oral health status [13, 15, 36, 73]. In this study, the odds ratio of calculus in urban schoolchildren was 5.21 times higher than that of suburban schoolchildren, which is different from the results of other studies[53, 69–71].…”

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Socio-demographic determinants as predictors of oral hygiene status and gingivitis in schoolchildren aged 7-12 years old: A cross-sectional study

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ObjectiveGingivitis and poor oral hygiene status are the most prevalent oral diseases among primary school students. Poor oral hygiene status, gingivitis and socio-demographic determinants have been shown to be associated with periodontal diseases. There is limited information on the gingivitis and oral hygiene status among Iranian children. In the present study, the status of gingivitis, oral hygiene status, and their association with socio-demographic determinants among schoolchildren aged 7–12 years old in Hamadan were investigated.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, 988 primary school students aged 7–12 years old were selected. The oral hygiene status was measured through Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) and Community Periodontal Index (CPI) was used to evaluate gingival bleeding and calculus. CPI was measured using a standardized protocol to investigate gum bleeding and calculus. The oral hygiene was classified as good, fair or poor based on calculus and debris measurements. Age, gender, educational level, occupation and residence district of parents, dental pain experience in the last year and whether parents supervised their children while brushing were assessed by the questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis.ResultsThe oral hygiene status was good in 644 students (65.20%), fair in 341 (34.50%) and poor in three (0.30%). Moreover, the results of CPI depicted that 639 students (64.07%) had healthy periodontium, 320 (32.40%) had periodontal bleeding and 29 (2.9%) were with calculus.Higher percentage of the boys in the age group of 12 years old had periodontal bleeding and fewer good oral hygiene. The results of CPI and OHI-S scores depicted that more than half of the primary school students had healthy gums and periodontium (64.1%) and good oral hygiene status (65.2%).There were significant statistical associations between age and residence district with calculus measured by the CPI, also between gender, age, residence district, and mother's occupation with the gingival bleeding measured by the CPI. Furthermore, age and mother's occupation were significantly associated with OHI-S index.ConclusionsIn general, the periodontal health status is poorer in students attending suburban schools compared to those in urban schools in Hamadan. Since there are significant associations between gender, school districts and mother’s occupation with oral hygiene index among schoolchildren in primary schools, considering them in schools’ oral health program design might be useful.

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Socio-demographic determinants as predictors of oral hygiene status and gingivitis in schoolchildren aged 7-12 years old: A cross-sectional study

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“…In our study, there was no correlation between DMFT and genders (p = 0.897), which is consistent with the studies by Dukic et al and Shabani et al, with no relationship between DMFT and genders was found (20,21). However, in the studies of Sharma et al and Seth et al in India and Oliveira et al in Brazil, the DMFT index was higher in girls (24,25,26), which could be due to the difference in the earlier eruption of permanent teeth in girls, which causes girls' teeth to be more exposed to decay (27).…”

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Oral Health status in traditional and health

Jafari

Naderi

Hamisi

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Background and Aim: Periodontal diseases and dental caries are two of the most common oral health problems. The present study was carried out to evaluate the oral and dental health indices of sixth grade primary school students. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 162 male and female students were randomly selected in two steps from traditional primary schools and health-promoting schools (HPSs) in Hashtgerd City, Alborz Province, Iran. Demographic information and oral health behaviors were recorded. Examinations were performed by one person, and the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index and oral hygiene index simplified (OHI-S) were checked and recorded in the standard form of the World Health Organization (WHO). Data were analyzed by the t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient. Findings: The mean DMFT was 1.83 ± 2.17. There was no significant difference between genders. The mean OHI-S was 1.40 ± 0.57. Oral hygiene was good for girls, and it was moderate for boys, in which this difference was significant (p < 0.001). The relationship between DMFT and OHI-S in the total population was statistically significant (p < 0.01). DMFT and OHI-S were higher in the traditional schools than in HPSs.

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“…Similar results were obtained in a study done by Seth et al among Indian children and Yazdani et al on Iranian children where girls seem to have better oral hygiene practices when compared to boys. 17,18 On contrary, study done by Ganesh et al among Chennai children and Zhu et al in China where there was no difference in toothbrushing behaviour according to gender. 19,20 The mean OHI-S score for those who used finger for cleaning their teeth was higher than those who used tooth brush for cleaning.…”

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Oral hygiene status and its association with oral hygiene practices among school going children of rural and urban areas in Kamrup district, Assam

Doley¹,

Srivastava

2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Oral hygiene, a state in which the surfaces of all the teeth are plaque free, is highly important in the promotion of oral health and also for good health in general. The aim of the present study was to assess the oral hygiene status among 13-14 years old school children in rural and urban areas in Kamrup Metropolitian (M) district, Assam.Methods: A total 1501 school children in the age group of 13-14 years were included in the study and oral hygiene status was assessed using oral hygiene index-simplified (OHI-S) given by Greene and Vermilion 1964. The children were asked to fill in the basic information in the proforma by themselves. The following statistical tests were used unpaired t test, Chi square test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test, post-hoc Bonferroni test to compare the oral hygiene status among the different age groups, gender and location.Results: The OHI-S values were found to be more among the males (2.72±1.50) as compared to the females (2.31±1.48) and the difference was highly significant (0.0001). The rural population and urban population constituted 50% of the total study sample each. Mean values of OHI-S index were more among rural children as compared to children residing in urban areas. The mean values showed that the p value was highly significant.Conclusions: Oral hygiene status was found to be poorer among rural school children compared to urban school children. Oral hygiene worsened as age advanced and found to be poorer in males than females.

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Caries prevalence and oral hygiene status among 7-12 years old school children from rural and urban areas of Gautam Budh Nagar, U.P

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Socio-demographic determinants as predictors of oral hygiene status and gingivitis in schoolchildren aged 7-12 years old: A cross-sectional study

Socio-demographic determinants as predictors of oral hygiene status and gingivitis in schoolchildren aged 7-12 years old: A cross-sectional study

Oral Health status in traditional and health

Oral hygiene status and its association with oral hygiene practices among school going children of rural and urban areas in Kamrup district, Assam

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