Open AccessStatus of Dental Caries and Its Association with Oral Hygiene Practices among School-going Children of Rural and Urban Areas in Kamrup District of Assam
Author(s) -
Chanchal Singh,
Sulekha Doley,
Manvi Srivastava,
Ankita Piplani,
Roopali Gupta,
Yatendra Gautam
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jaypee's international journal of clinical pediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1904
pISSN - 0974-7052
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1936
Subject(s) - medicine , oral hygiene , rural area , population , metropolitan area , dentistry , hygiene , statistical significance , environmental health , oral health , demography , population study , pathology , sociology
The study aimed to assess and compare the prevalence of dental caries with its association with oral hygiene practices among 13-14 years old schoolchildren in urban and rural areas in Kamrup Metropolitan (M) District, Assam.