Dental caries among the children of labor workers: A Review Literature

Author Name: Mr. Praful Damor1 Mr. Abhay Pattan2

Volume: 01/02

Country: India

DOI NO.: 11.2023-61555522 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/02.2024-69951726/GIJNR

Affiliation:

1.  Asst. Prof, Parul Institute of Nursing, Parul University, Department of Community Health Nursing, Vadodara, Gujarat.
2. Asst. Prof, Parul Institute of Nursing, Parul University, Department of Community Health Nursing.

ABSTRACT

Background: The prevalence, distribution, oral health status, and treatment needs of dental caries in children are all valuable tools for assessing oral health. In 366 children from five schools in Kathmandu's Jorpati Village Development Committee (VDC), The condition of dental caries and treatment needs were recorded using the World Health Organization (WHO) index (1997). Dental caries was found in 156 (42.6%) of the children, with 122 (78.21%) having caries in their permanent teeth, 26 (16.67%) having caries in their primary teeth, and 8 (5.13%) having caries in both dentitions. The highest prevalence of dental caries (23.8%) was found among 12-year-old pupils, while the lowest was seen among 15-year-old students. (23.8%) and the lowest among 15-year-olds (3.8%) [1] Dental caries was found in 43.5 percent of female pupils (177), but only 41.8 percent of male students (179). 273 (81.25 percent) of the 336 teeth impacted by dental carries were permanent teeth, whereas 63 (18.75 percent) were primary teeth. The distribution of dental caries in the permanent and primary dentition was statistically significant (P 0.05). [2] Objective: the objects were to Assess dental caries among children of labor workers and to Assess the effectiveness of tooth brushing demonstration in the reduction of dental caries and find out the association between tooth brushing demonstrations of dental caries with selected socio demographic variables. Material and Method: Pub med, research gate, Google scholar database were used to search the literature, Studies were included only if the data on dental caries.

Key words: Dental caries, Demonstration, Tooth brushing technique, labor workersIntroduction: