Open AccessPrevalence of Dental Caries among School Children in Chennai, Based on ICDAS II
Author(s) -
Ponnudurai Arangannal,
Sunil Kumar Mahadev,
Jeevarathan Jayaprakash
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/14731.7523
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , oral hygiene , population , oral health , public health , environmental health , nursing
Dental caries is a common dental disease, which occurs during childhood and continues to be a major public health problem. The prevalence of dental caries was associated with oral hygiene practice, sugar consumption and implementation of the preventive oral health program.