Open AccessPrevalence and Comparison of Dental Caries experience among 5 to 12 year old school children of Chandigarh using dft/ DMFT and SiC Index: A Cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Jayashri Prabakar,
I. Meignana Arumugham,
D Sri Sakthi,
Rupesh Kumar,
L Leelavathi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_781_19
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , cross sectional study , dentition , permanent dentition , statistical significance , demography , pediatrics , pathology , sociology
Dental caries is the most common chronic disease of childhood that interferes with normal nutrition intake, speech, and daily routine activities. Dental caries affects people of all ages with the highest priority risk group being school-going children. Hence, this cross-sectional study helps to determine the prevalence and to compare the dental caries experience among 5- to 12-year-old school-going children of Chandigarh using dft/DMFT and SiC index.