The Journal
Source of Data
3024 Children of age group 5-10 years,
studying in schools and residing in villages such
as Panjain, Kau, Thachi, Reyada, Dobi, Barot,
Bir, Dharamsala.
Method of examination
Oral examination was undertaken by a single
examiner and the records were noted by the
same person throughout the study.
Oral Examination
Subjects were examined on anupright chair in
adequate natural daylight and dental caries was
detected.
Result
In the total no. of children under screening for
Dental Caries which was 3024, in the first
group of children in BCS which had 290
children, 112 had caries present in more than
one tooth. In the second group of TCV1, out of
1300 children, 716 had caries present in more
than one tooth. In the third group of TCV2, out of
850 children, 504 had caries present in more
than one tooth. In the fourth group out of 584
children, 326 had caries present in more than
one tooth
Inclusion criteria
Presence or absence of caries
Age group : 5-10 years
Graph 1 : Comparison between the children having good oral hygiene and that requiring treatment
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Jan-Apr 2018