International Journal of Dentistry Research 2025; 10(2): 44-46 ; DOI:10.31254/dentistry.2025.10204
Prevalence of Dental Caries Among Children and Adolescents in an Urban Community- A Cross-Sectional Study
Leeza Ghazi1 , Mustabshera Ansari1 , Ravindra Balaram Gurav1 , Pranoy Sam Geevarghese1
1. Department of Community Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, Thane- 400605, Maharashtra, India
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Received: 11th May, 2025 / Revised: 1st January, 1970 / Accepted: 8th July, 2025 / Published : 31st August, 2025
Background: The prevalence of dental caries remains very high among children and adolescents, despite numerous advances in Dentistry. Therefore the study was conducted to assess the frequency of dental caries and some factors associated with it among children and adolescents in an urban community. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted using simple random sampling method among children and adolescents in the age group of 02 to 18 years in urban Thane. The relevant data was recorded in the proforma. Dental examination of the subjects was carried out with the help of Dentist. The data was entered in Microsoft excel and analysed. The statistical significance level was fixed at p<0.05. Results: Total 211 subjects, aged 02 to 18 years, were enrolled in the study. The overall prevalence of dental caries was 61.14 % among the subjects with 64.60% prevalence among boys, while girls had a slightly lower frequency of 57.14%. The prevalence of dental caries among the subjects aged >12-18 years was higher (70.31%) compared to among aged 02-12 years. The prevalence of dental caries among subjects consuming chocolates daily was 69.88% while among consuming once in a week was 28.89% (p<0.05). The proportion of dental caries among subjects brushing teeth once a day was 71.86% while among brushing teeth twice a day was 20.45% (p<0.05). Conclusion: More than half of the subjects were suffering from dental caries. Frequency of chocolates consumption and brushing teeth were associated with this condition. It is a preventable disease which can be alleviated by creating community awareness through health education.
Dental Caries, Children, Adolescents, Urban Community.
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Ghazi L, Ansari M, Gurav RB, Geevarghese PS. Prevalence of Dental Caries Among Children and Adolescents in an Urban Community- A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Dent Res 2025; 10(2):44-46. doi: 10.31254/dentistry.2025.10204
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