TY - JOUR
T1 - Dental caries status and treatment needs of children of fisher folk communities, residing in the costal areas of Karnataka Region, South India
AU - Meghashyam, Bhat
AU - Nagesh, L.
AU - Ankola, A.
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - Objective: To assess the dental caries status and treatment needs of children belonging to the fisher folk communities. Method: Two hundred and sixty-seven children up to the age of 14 years were examined using the World Health Organization (WHO) oral health assessment criteria, 1997. Results: The prevalence of dental caries was found to be high in the study population. The unmet treatment need was also high. Conclusion: Further research is suggested in order to explore and identify the prevailing aetiological factors responsible for the current status.
AB - Objective: To assess the dental caries status and treatment needs of children belonging to the fisher folk communities. Method: Two hundred and sixty-seven children up to the age of 14 years were examined using the World Health Organization (WHO) oral health assessment criteria, 1997. Results: The prevalence of dental caries was found to be high in the study population. The unmet treatment need was also high. Conclusion: Further research is suggested in order to explore and identify the prevailing aetiological factors responsible for the current status.
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U2 - 10.1590/S0043-31442007000100018
DO - 10.1590/S0043-31442007000100018
M3 - Article
C2 - 17621853
AN - SCOPUS:34347215842
SN - 0043-3144
VL - 56
SP - 96
EP - 98
JO - West Indian Medical Journal
JF - West Indian Medical Journal
IS - 1
ER -