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Pattern Of Oral Hygiene Behaviours And Daily Habits Among School Children Of South Indian Population- A Cross Sectional Survey
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SWETHA ILANGOVAN, GEO MANI
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Dental caries and periodontal diseases are the major oral health problems and indicators of oral health burden all over the world. Poor oral health impacts a great deal on the quality of life of children, adults, and the aged. It affects children nutrition, growth, and development as well as attendance at school. The aim of the study was to assess oral hygiene and also to gain knowledge about the daily habits of school children of the South Indian population. After a brief oral health education, 223 school children were asked to fill a questionnaire pertaining to their oral hygiene behaviors and daily habits which were adapted from the World Health Organization (WHO) oral health questionnaire for children . In this cross-sectional survey about 57.85 % were males. Majority of them said they rarely get a toothache, about 25% said they get it occasionally. Within the limitations of this study, we found that most children's visit to the dentist is due to pain (68.61%, p<0.05) and most children brush their teeth only once a day (64.58%, p<0.05). Different oral health-related behaviors and socioeconomic factors resulted to be associated with caries development.
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Oral Hygiene, Dietary Habits, Children, Dental Caries, South India.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.02.312
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