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Dental caries prevalence among preschool children of Hubli: Dharwad city

Author(s) -

P Sudha,

SS Kulkarni,

Rajesh T Anegundi,

R Mahejabeen

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378

H-Index - 33

eISSN - 1998-3905

pISSN - 0970-4388

DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.22829

Subject(s) - medicine , oral health , dentistry , dental health , environmental health

The prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs in the age group of 3-5 years was estimated among 1500 children of Hubli-Dharwad city. The attitude of mothers towards their children's oral health and its relation with caries prevalence was noted among 200 subjects. The prevalence of dental caries was 54.1%. The attitude of mothers towards children's oral health made a statistical difference in the mean dmft levels.

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