A Study to Establish the DMFT Index amongst Adults Reporting to the Hospital
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Despite of various technological advances and the truth that it is a preventable condition, it continues to be a major health issue. According to World Health organisation, it is amongst the three most common non communicable chronic conditions that require treatment and prevention. The aim of the present study is to determine the DMFT index amongst adults reporting to the department for routine dental check up. Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted during a period of 6 months. The examiner was well versed with protocol of the study and was also provided with a recorder. Dental examination was carried out with mouth mirror, probe, tweezer under complete dry conditions wearing protective barrier All the data thus obtained was arranged in a tabulated form and analysed using SPSS software. Percentage was obtained of the results. Data was also expressed as mean +/- Standard deviation. Results: In the present study a total of 350 subjects were involved. Out of these there were 120 subjects between 20-30 years of age. There were 68.3% (n=82) subjects between 20- 30 years of age having dental caries. There were 178 decayed, 20 missing and 110 filled teeth amongst subjects aged between 20-30 years. The mean DMFT index was 2.2+/- 0.76. Conclusion: The mean DMFT was comparable amongst all the age groups. The incidence of caries was maximum amongst 31-40 years of age.
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Vanita Gautam, Hemant Kumar Halwai
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.1.048
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