Open AccessImpact of oral diseases on daily activities among 12- to 15-year-old institutionalized orphan and non-orphan children in Bengaluru city: A cross-sectional analytical study
Author(s) -
Varsha K Pavithran,
R Murali,
Madhusudan Krishna,
Anas Shamala,
Maanasi Yalamalli,
Amod Kumar,
Romshi Raina
Publication year - 2020
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/ijdr.ijdr_260_18
Subject(s) - medicine , oral health , cross sectional study , descriptive statistics , statistical significance , toothache , malocclusion , dentistry , demography , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology
As parents are the primary decision-makers of child's health, a study was conducted to assess and compare the oral health status and impact of oral diseases on daily activities among 12- to 15-year-old institutionalized orphan and non-orphan children in Bengaluru city.