Chinna Sudarshan Kumar, Acharya Arun Kumar, Chinna Rashmi
Department of Public Health Dentistry, K.L.E. Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Navodaya Dental College and Hospital, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Community Med. 2019 Oct;44(Suppl 1):S27-S29. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_28_19.
Oral health is an integral part of general health. Oral health status has a direct impact on general health, and conversely, general health influences oral health.
The objectives of the study were to assess oral health status and treatment needs of 12-year-old school children among urban and rural areas of Raichur Taluk, Karnataka, India.
A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1240 school children in the age group of 12 years from urban (620) and rural (620) areas of Raichur Taluk, Karnataka, India. Oral health status was assessed using the World Oral Health assessment form 1997.
The prevalence of caries in urban and rural areas of school children was 63.5% and 64.5%, respectively. The mean decayed teeth, missing teeth, filled teeth, and decay, missing, filled teeth of school children in Raichur Taluk were 1.15 ± 1.20, 0.0, 0.03 ± 0.23, and 1.19 ± 1.21, respectively.
This study highlights the need for preventive and curative oral health services and should be made integral to other health programs. Oral health promotion strategies need to be implemented to improve the oral health of primary school children. Health education should be given regarding the prevention of dental caries by maintaining good oral hygiene.
口腔健康是整体健康的一个组成部分。口腔健康状况直接影响整体健康，反之，整体健康也会影响口腔健康。
本研究的目的是评估印度卡纳塔克邦赖丘尔县城乡地区12岁学童的口腔健康状况和治疗需求。
对印度卡纳塔克邦赖丘尔县城乡地区1240名12岁学童进行了横断面研究（城市620名，农村620名）。使用1997年世界口腔健康评估表评估口腔健康状况。
学童在城市和农村地区的龋齿患病率分别为63.5%和64.5%。赖丘尔县学童的平均龋牙、失牙、补牙以及龋失补牙数分别为1.15±1.20、0.0、0.03±0.23和1.19±1.21。
本研究强调了预防性和治疗性口腔健康服务的必要性，并且应将其纳入其他健康项目中。需要实施口腔健康促进策略以改善小学生的口腔健康。应开展关于通过保持良好口腔卫生预防龋齿的健康教育。
