scholarly journals Efficiency of traditional chewing stick (miswak) as an oral hygiene aid among Muslim school children in Lucknow: A cross-sectional study

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonali Saha ◽  
Shafaat Mohammad ◽  
Sabyasachi Saha ◽  
Firoza Samadi
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Muslim School

scholarly journals Level of Knowledge and Causes of Dental Disease among the Students of Selected Secondary Schools in Dhaka City

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
R Akhtar ◽  
MHA Khan ◽  
S Sharmin ◽  
G Sarwar
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
School Children ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Dental Disease ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

To assess the level of knowledge and causes of dental disease among the urban school children a cross-sectional study was conducted in two secondary schools of Dhaka city. 20 students each of class 6, 7 & 8 from each school were randomly selected. List of the students was obtained from the teacher & from the list 20 were selected. Regarding the level of knowledge 54% were found to have average knowledge and 25.8% had good knowledge about causes of dental disease. People should be made more aware about the maintenance of oral hygiene for ensuring better oral health.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjdre.v3i1.16589 Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education Vol.3(1) 2013: 12-15

scholarly journals Oral Hygiene Practice among the Students of a Selected School in Dhaka City

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Mohammed Shahed Jahan ◽  
Umme Salma Abdullah ◽  
Dilruba Rahman ◽  
SM Abdul Quader ◽  
AKM Shariful Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hygiene Practice ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Once Daily ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Coal Powder ◽  
Oral Hygiene Practice

Aim: The purpose of the study was to explore the oral hygiene practice of the school children in Dhaka.Methods: A descriptive type of cross sectional study was conducted at M. A. Awal School in Dhaka. A total of 265 school children were purposively selected. Data were collected through structured questionnaires by face to face interview. The respondents of the study were aged between 5 to 13 years.Results: Among the respondent 45.75% are male and 54.25% are female. Among the respondents 92.5% brush their teeth regularly, 44.2% brushed their teeth twice daily, 52.5% brushed once daily, 56.2% brushed their teeth in the morning before breakfast and 2.67% brushed their teeth after breakfast. Only 1.5% brush after breakfast and before going to bed.27.9% brushed in the morning before breakfast and before going to bed.93.2% used brush and paste for cleaning their teeth. Unfortunately .4% used coal powder to clean their teeth, dy were aged between 5 to 13 years.Conclusion: The study revealed that, oral hygiene practice of school children may be called satisfactory but there is still scope to improve their oral hygiene practice.Update Dent. Coll. j: 2015; 5 (2): 18-22

scholarly journals Dental caries and oral hygiene practices among school children in Chennai, India: a cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 2032
Author(s):  
Shanthi Ramesh ◽  
S. Sundari
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
School Children ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Health Organization

Background: Dental caries is commonly seen among school children. The World Health Organization has stated it to be one of the leading non-communicable diseases. Objective of study the prevalence of dental caries among school children and to study the oral hygiene practices in the occurrence of dental caries.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 307 school children aged 10-15 years. Each child was asked about the dental hygiene practices and was examined for the presence of caries.Results: The prevalence of dental caries among school children was found to be 48.9 % with the 95% CI of 43.3% - 54.4%. The prevalence of dental caries was high among children 10-12 years of age 95(53.6%) compared to 55 (42.3%) among children in the age group of 13-15 years (p=0.05). Daily sweet consumption was significantly associated with a higher prevalence 40 (63.5%) of dental caries (p=0.01). Children not consuming vegetables and fruits everyday had a higher prevalence 76.5% dental caries (p = 0.03). Children who are not practicing night brushing had a higher prevalence of 112 (52.8%) of caries (p=0.04). The study showed that only 17.3% of the children visited a dental health care service.Conclusion: Authors found the prevalence of dental caries to be high. Health education regarding the importance of good oral hygiene practices such as night brushing, diet modification and periodic dental visits to all the school children will play a major role in the prevention of dental caries.

scholarly journals Prevalence and determinants of dental caries among primary school children in urban area of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu: a cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 2108
Author(s):  
Arunkumar M. ◽  
Gopalakrishnan S. ◽  
Uma Devi R.
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Once Daily

Background: Dental caries is a preventable multi factorial disease which shows increase in prevalence over last five decades in India. In order to reduce its magnitude and for effective prevention and control, the risk factors and distribution should be well known. This study was planned with the objective of assessing the prevalence and determinants of dental caries among primary school children in an Urban area of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, India.Methods: This school based cross sectional study was carried out between November 2017 and February 2018 using a sample size of 430 selected from two schools by simple random sampling. Data were collected using a pre-tested, structured questionnaire, which were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0 and presented using descriptive and analytical statistics.Results: Among the study participants, 52.9% had dental caries. Plaque accumulation was noted in 46.2%. About 74% were taking junk foods daily. About 47.1% children were rinsing their mouth daily and 34.6% were brushing more than once daily. Factors found to be protective against dental caries were high socio economic class and daily mouth rinsing habit. Odds of getting dental caries was more among children with visible dental plaque, daily junk foods intake, brushing once daily and failing to brush after foods.Conclusions: Dental caries is a high prevalent, preventable disease affecting both young and old aged individuals that can be mitigated by health education activities. Proper oral hygiene can prevent dental caries. Hence more importance should be given for oral hygiene and behavioral changes in dietary habits.

Dental Arch Width in Children and Relationship to their Oral Habits

2019 ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
Kohinur Akther ◽  
Md Zakir Hossain
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Dental Arch ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Oral Habits ◽  
Arch Width ◽  
Bangladeshi Population ◽  
Dental Arch Width

Aim: Objectives: To analyze variations in dental arch width in relation to oral habits.   Materials and Methods : Cross sectional  study was carried out Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics of Dhaka Dental College & Hospital, Dhaka with a total number of 600 primary school children of 3-6 years ages of Bangladeshi population. Results: This study was a cross sectional study conducted among the 600 children with 3-6 years old prima- ry school children of Bangladeshi population. According to present study, bottle feeding causes significant reduction in maxillary intercanine width and mouth breathers show significant reduction of both arches. Conclusion: It was observed that the children who had used a bottle had a significant reduction in maxillary intercanine width. Breathing through mouth appeared to be associated with a reduction in the size of both arches. This was more significant in the maxillary intercanine , mandibular  intercanine and mandibular molar widths. Therefore to prevent malocclusions, the public should be informed of the harm caused by certain oral habits, the benefits of breast-feeding, and the need to correct bad habits at early life. Ban J Orthod & Dentofac Orthop, April 2016; Vol-7 (1-2), P.6-11

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