Table 1 Socio demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample of children (n = 1332)
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 623 (46.8) |
Female | 709 (53.2) |
Mother’s education | |
Elementary/middle school (up to O/L) | 835 (62.7) |
High school (up to graduate) | 497 (37.3) |
Family income | |
1st tertile (≥ Rs. 25,000.00) | 662 (49.7) |
2nd tertile (< Rs. 25,000.00 to > 50,000.00) | 494 (37.1) |
3rd tertile (≤ Rs. 50,000.00) | 176 (13.2) |
Oral health care seeking pattern | |
Infrequent (never) | 378 (28.4) |
Frequent (more than 1 visit per year) | 954 (71.6) |
Frequency of daily tooth brushing | |
Once | 358 (26.9) |
Twice or more | 974 (73.1) |
Consumption pattern of sugary items (candies/ sugary snacks) | |
Occasional | 394 (29.6) |
Regular | 938 (70.4) |
Consumption pattern of soft drinks | |
Occasional | 853 (64) |
Regular | 479 (36) |
Consumption pattern of fruits | |
Occasional | 653 (49) |
Regular | 679 (51) |
Dental caries experience (DMFT) | |
Caries free (DMFT = 0) | 697 (52.3) |
Low severity (DMFT ≥ 1 to ≤ 4) | 568 (42.6) |
High severity (DMFT ≥ 5) | 67 (5) |
Oral hygiene (OHI-S) | |
Good (OHI-S = 0) | 589 (44.2) |
Poor (OHI-S ≥ 1) | 743 (55.8) |
Bleeding gums | |
Absent | 1073 (80.6) |
Present | 259 (19.6) |
Tooth pocketing | |
Absent | 1310 (98.3) |
Present | 22 (1.7) |
Dental trauma | |
Absent | 1305 (98) |
Present | 27 (2) |
Dento facial anomaly | |
Absent | 1067 (80.1) |
Present | 265 (19.9) |