Open AccessOral health status and treatment needs of 12-year-old school children among urban and rural areas of Raichur Taluk, Karnataka, India
Author(s) -
Sudarshan Kumar Chinna,
Arun Kumar Acharya,
Rashmi Chinna
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_28_19
Subject(s) - medicine , oral health , oral hygiene , environmental health , rural area , health education , public health , health promotion , hygiene , dentistry , nursing , pathology
Oral health is an integral part of general health. Oral health status has a direct impact on general health, and conversely, general health influences oral health.