Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry

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Year
: 2007  |  Volume : 5  |  Issue : 9  |  Page : 60--62

Dental Caries experience among Kindergarten School going children of Lakhanpur, Kanpur


CL Dileep, P Basavaraj, K Jayaprakash, Rajat Bhargava 
 Rama Dental College Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Objective: The present study was done to assess the prevalence of dental caries in the primary dentition of kindergarten school children enrolled in the nursery schools of Lakhanpur, Kanpur, India. Materials and Methods: The study population comprised of around 300 School children aged 2-6 years old randomly selected from the nursery schools in Lakhanpur. Dental caries was recorded using the decayed, missing, filled teeth (dmf-t) index and the decayed, missing, filled surface (dmf-s) index. The data collected was subjected to statistical analysis. Conclusion: Around 42% of the preschoolers were caries free. The study showed the need for an oral health programme for this population, including both preventive and curative methods.


How to cite this article:
Dileep C L, Basavaraj P, Jayaprakash K, Bhargava R. Dental Caries experience among Kindergarten School going children of Lakhanpur, Kanpur .J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent 2007;5:60-62


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Dileep C L, Basavaraj P, Jayaprakash K, Bhargava R. Dental Caries experience among Kindergarten School going children of Lakhanpur, Kanpur . J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent [serial online] 2007 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];5:60-62
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