Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2015

Prevalence and determinants of dental caries in Raipur city, Chhattisgarh

Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Jain, Dr. Shilpa Jain, Dr. Dhiraj Bhawnani

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Background–Oral health is a state of complete freedom from the diseases of teeth, supporting structures and soft tissues. Orodental diseases are topping the list of some commonest diseases in the world, dental caries being second only to common cold and commonly due to diet. Dental caries are the most common problem in oral health because of Universality, secondly, they don’t undergo remission or termination if left untreated, and lastly, due to common early manifestation in some of the systemic disease. So the current study was planned to assess the prevalence and determinants of dental caries in Raipur city, Chhattisgarh. Material and Method– A cross sectional community based study was conducted in the urban (slum and non–slum) areas of Raipur City, Chhattisgarh. Multi stage simple random sampling technique was utilized for data collection. Sample size was fixed at 2819. Data was analyzed with the help of online statistical calculator and chi square test were applied. Results– Male respondents were more than females in every age group in the study except in the geriatric age group. About 2/3rd respondents were residing in non slum areas and 70.7% were belonged to nuclear families. The prevalence of dental caries was found 76.33 %. Poor oral hygiene and teeth cleaning practices were significantly associated with dental caries. Conclusion – Dental caries had significantly associated with age, sex, community, family, SES, oral hygiene, cleaning material, teeth cleaning practices and periodic dental check up. Health education regarding proper dental care practices should be provided through mass media education program and dentist/dental hygienist to increase the awareness among community

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Dr.Kamlesh Kumar Jain, Dr. Shilpa Jain, Dr. Dhiraj Bhawnani Prevalence and Determinants of Dental Caries in Raipur City, Chhattisgarh Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 1 January 2015


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