Prevalence of Gingival Diseases and Fluorosis in 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 gingival diseases and fluorosis in children of Jammu City. Materials and Methods: A total of 1436 children (746 males and 690 females) who visited the Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry in Indira Gandhi Government Dental College, Jammu, during the period from February 2016 to May 2016 were selected for the study based on the inclusion criteria. All the children were examined by a single examiner to record gingival status using Loe and Silness index and fluorosis using the WHO index. Results: About 51.9% males and 48.1 % females were included in the study. The overall prevalence of gingivitis was 83.4%. Gingivitis prevalence in the age group 6–8 years was 7.4%, 9–11 years 32.9%, and 12–14 years 43%. The difference between age groups was statistically insignificant (P = 0.0748NS). Only 5.92% of the total subject size was affected with fluorosis, of which 4.25% showed questionable fluorosis, 0.97% were having very mild type, 0.35% showed mild type, 0.14% were having moderate type, and 0.21 % showed severe type of fluorosis. The relationship between age and gender with fluorosis is statistically insignificant (P = 0.3638). Conclusion: It can be concluded that gingivitis is more prevalent in both males and females with age range of 6–14 years whereas the prevalence of fluorosis is found to be minimal.
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Nanika Mahajan, Ritesh Gupta, Shivani Jandial, Bhanu Kotwal, Sharad Kharyal, Vinod Tomar
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