Oral health-related KAP among 11- to 12-year-old school children in a government-aided missionary school of Bangalore city

Prevalence of Gingivitis among Children of Urban and Rural Areas of Bhopal District, India

“…Most of them (78%) used to brush once a day which is in line with the findings of shailee et al, [7] but high as compared with findings of Harikiran and Pallavi [8] and Peng et al, [9], where as only 21.3% of student brushed twice daily which is low. The fact that all the children examined belong to government school and most of them come from illiterate-low socio-economic families is responsible for this finding.…”

Knowledge, attitude and practices of oral health among rural children of gogi village, karnataka

“…Further, it was found that only 7% of the children brush twice-daily. This finding is very much less when compared to the study by Harikiran et al (2008), where it was 38.5% and WHO (2006) study where it was 49%. However the use of other recommended oral hygiene aids such as tongue cleaner and mouth wash was minimal; this could be due to lack of oral health education and/or cost of such aids.…”

Oral Health Perception and Practices among School Children Froma Low Socio Economic Locality in Mumbai, India.

“…Especially in India, dental caries affects more than four fifths of children between 6-19 years. Only a minor proportion of Indian school going children have good oral hygiene compared to larger population mong the developed countries [4,5].Oral health promotions through schools is recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for improving knowledge, attitudes and behaviour related to oral health and for prevention and control of dental diseases among school children [6].…”