Open AccessPrevalence and pattern of caries in primary anterior teeth of preschool children: An observational study
Author(s) -
Vinay Kumar Srivastava
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_62_20
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior teeth , dentistry , maxillary central incisor , mandibular lateral incisor , orthodontics , occlusion , molar , mandibular first molar , cardiology
Primary teeth are prone to caries. Consequences of caries may hamper eruption and function of the succedaneous teeth. The aim of the study is to find the prevalence and patterns of dental caries in maxillary and mandibular primary anterior teeth of preschool children. The study design adopted was an analytical observational study.