Open AccessPrevalence of dental diseases in 5- to 14-year-old school children in rural areas of the Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author(s) -
Meghna Singh,
Ashish Saini,
Charanjeet Singh Saimbi,
Anoop Kumar Bajpai
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.87060
Subject(s) - medicine , uttar pradesh , gingivitis , malocclusion , dentistry , epidemiology , significant difference , dental fluorosis , population , age groups , demography , rural area , oral health , environmental health , socioeconomics , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , pathology , sociology , fluoride
Epidemiological studies are helpful in planning and implementing oral health programs in a given population. This initiative is a consequence of the absence of any information on any study being conducted in the past on the prevalence of dental diseases in the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh (UP).