author = {Joseph, J. and Javali, S. and Prasad, K.V.V..}, title = {{Oral health in the District of Hassan, Karnataka State - An epidemiological study}}, journal ={Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry}, volume ={2}, number ={1}, pages = {15-17}, year = {2002}, abstract ={An oral health survey was undertaken in Hassan district of Karnataka to obtain baseline data of oral health status. A multi-stage sampling design was adopted. The results showed that 63.60% of subjects used toothbrush and paste to maintain oral hygiene. 36% reported having deleterious habits. The prevalence of dental caries in the primary dentition was 42.67% and in permanent dentition 37.51%. The dmft ranged from 1.02 in 11 years to 3.10 in 8 year age group. DMFT varied from 0.06 in 8 years to 5.05 in 65 years and over. Assessment of periodontal status showed that only a very small percentage (6.03%) of the examined sample was free from periodontal disease. The percentage of population requiring one surface filling, two or more surface filling, crown, veneer/laminate, pulpcare, extraction were 25.67%, 21.28%, 1.48%, 0.89%, 7.34% and 27.39% respectively. There was an unmet need for prosthesis particularly in the older age groups. Other disorders were found to be very minimal.}, URL ={https://journals.lww.com/aphd/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=2319-5932;year=2002;volume=2;issue=1;spage=15;epage=17;aulast=Joseph;t=6}, eprint ={https://journals.lww.com/aphd/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=2319-5932;year=2002;volume=2;issue=1;spage=15;epage=17;aulast=Joseph;t=6} }