PREVALENCE OF CARIES IN SCHOOL CHILDREN OF PESHAWAR

Authors

  • Umema Zafar Physiology Department, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.
  • Junaid Ahsan Community Medicine Department, Gajju Khan Medical College, Swabi.
  • Adeela Mustafa Community Medicine Department, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar
  • Ahmad Azam Malik Department of Family and Community Medicine, Rabigh Medical College, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah.
  • Nimra Zafar Graduate, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.
  • Mahnoor Inamullah Graduate, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.
  • Nayab Ahsan Graduate, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v8i02.429

Keywords:

Dental caries, Teeth, Frequency, Children

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency and causative factors for dental caries in school going children of age 10-12 years.

Materials & Methods: It was a cross-sectional study in which 180 school going children of private and public schools were included through convenient sampling technique. The data was collected from June 2017 to August 2017. Prior permission was obtained before the examination. Data analysis was done through SPSS version 20.

Results: Among 180 children, 66.66% were male, and 44.44% were female. The overall prevalence of caries was 64.38%. Regular brushing was done by 27.78% of the children, while 36.67% brushed their teeth irregularly. Majority of the children used toothpaste to clean their teeth, while 3.5% used Miswak. 57.2%, children who used sweet and toffees had caries. Most of them knew of oral hygiene. Prevalence was 8% lower in those who brushed twice daily rather than those who brushed only once.

Conclusion: Regular brushing practices and techniques were not satisfactory among school children, although knowledge about oral hygiene was satisfactory.

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Published

2018-06-30

How to Cite

Umema Zafar, Junaid Ahsan, Adeela Mustafa, Ahmad Azam Malik, Nimra Zafar, Mahnoor Inamullah, & Nayab Ahsan. (2018). PREVALENCE OF CARIES IN SCHOOL CHILDREN OF PESHAWAR. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 8(02), 32–36. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v8i02.429

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 02 (2018): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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Original Article

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