Oral health status of 12 years old children in rural area of District Indore, MP: A cross sectional study

Oral health is an integral part of the general health and well-being of an individual and is now recognized as an equally important criterion. Among the common oral diseases, dental caries and periodontal diseases are the two foremost conditions that remain widely prevalent and affect all populations throughout their life span. Poor oral health in childhood often continues into adulthood, affecting economic productivity and quality–of–life.

Present cross sectional study was conducted among 12 years old children of rural school in the catchment area of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore.400 children were included in the study and oral cavity examination was done by trained personal. Data was analysed using SPSS19.0 and frequency were calculated for quatitative variables and chi square test was applied for categorical variables.

The present study srevealed that out of 400 participants 140(35%) were female and 260(65%) male. Decay teeth were more in male(36.05%) than the female(34.08%) and the difference was found statistatically significant, it was more in lower socioeconomic class as 64%of male and 59% of female of this were affected with decay teeth and developmental defects of enamel was more in male in comparison of female, it was found statistically significant.

The study reveals that dental caries still remains as a major oral health problem among school children of all age group. Oral health education should be organized in schools to maintain proper oral health.