Open AccessChange in dental caries status over 2 years in children of Panchkula, Haryana: A longitudinal study
Author(s) -
Sarathi Kalra,
Mauli Simratvir,
Rinku D Kalra,
Khaqan Jahangir Janjua,
Gurbachan Singh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.97701
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , longitudinal study , dentition , permanent dentition , dentistry , demography , pathology , sociology
Despite credible scientific advances and the fact that it is preventable, dental caries continues to be a major public health problem in developing countries like India. The first step toward disease prevention at community level is assessment of the disease activity.