Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries Among children of Jammu City
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 9
Abstract
Aim: The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) among children of Jammu City. Materials and Methods: A total of 200 children (100 males and 100 females) were selected based on the inclusion criteria from 979 children who visited the Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry in Indira Gandhi Government Dental College, Jammu, during the period from January 2016 to March 2016. Questionnaires containing questions regarding demographic data, dietary and oral hygiene habits of children were distributed among all parents in both English and Hindi languages which were then collected to analyze data. The data were subjected SPSS version 20 (SPSS Inc. Chicago III. USA). The association of variables was obtained by Chi-square test at 0.01 and 0.05 significant levels. Results: The subjects who brushed only once showed more number of decayed teeth (42.5%) in comparison to the subjects who brushed twice daily (13.5%). There was no significant gender difference for the incidence of ECC. Furthermore, there was a significant difference between the residents of urban and rural locations for the prevalence of ECC with children of urban areas showing more prevalence which was found to be statistically significant. There was an increase in a number of subjects showing decayed teeth with increased frequency of snack consumption. Conclusion: ECC was more prevalent in the children of rural areas of Jammu population, and there is an increased risk of ECC with more frequency of in-between meals snack consumption and decreased frequency of brushing.
Authors and Affiliations
Nanika Mahajan, Ritesh Gupta, Shivani Jandial, Bhanu Kotwal, Sharad Kharyal, Vinod Tomar
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