karnataka/dental caries

OBJECTIVE To test the validity of numerous anecdotal claims of poor oral hygiene status being a contributory or etiology for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) and to isolate the microorganisms associated with oral cancer, to elucidate their role if any, in oral cancer. METHODS A total of 242 OSCC

OBJECTIVE To assess the dental caries status and treatment needs of children belonging to the fisher folk communities. METHODS Two hundred and sixty-seven children up to the age of 14 years were examined using the World Health Organization (WHO) oral health assessment criteria, 1997. RESULTS The

The present cross-sectional study was carried out in 372 school going children of Belgaum aged 13-15 years. The sample was selected by two stage random sampling method. The aim of the study was to estimate the salivary levels of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacilli and to study the relationship

In a sample of 2,096 randomly selected individuals of both sexes (male, 1,097., female, 999) in Gulbarga, Karnataka, dental caries was observed in about 20% individuals. The inter-sex difference in the prevalence of caries was statistically insignificant. People of the upper income group (23.2%)

A cross-sectional dental examination of 1,560 randomly selected unrelated children of Gulbarga, Karnataka has shown about 30% of the children with deciduous teeth suffering from one or more carious teeth. The proportion of male children with df teeth was larger than female ones; the difference

This epidemiological investigation was carried out among 524 handicapped children in the age group of 3-30 years, attending 8 different non-residential special schools in South Canara district, Karnataka. The examination procedure and criteria were those recommended by W.H.O. in 1997. The total

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to compare dental caries and periodontal disease status associated with oral microflora among smokeless tobacco chewers and non-chewers. METHODS Forty-two smokeless tobacco chewers and 42 non-chewers (age 20 to 60 years) were assessed for dental caries and

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to assess the dentition status and the treatment needs of the HIV-positive patients on ART for more than a year in Raichur, Karnataka. METHODS Convenience sampling was followed. The sample size was 170. The dentition status and treatment needs of the patients were

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to understand the tobacco consumption patterns and their relationship with life course socioeconomic mobility among fish industry workers as this could provide important information in dealing with the tobacco problem in this very vulnerable

OBJECTIVE (1) To estimate the concentrations of fluoride in drinking water throughout different zones and districts of the state of Karnataka. (2) To investigate the variation of fluoride concentration in drinking water from different sources, and its relationships to daily temperature and rainfall

BACKGROUND Oral health is a vital part of general health and is a valuable asset of every individual. The working population in India usually belong to the lower socioeconomic group. OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to assess the oral health status and treatment needs of Gunj marketing yard

To determine the sugar consumption pattern of the school children in Belgaum city and to organize for a diet-counseling program. Easy availability of sugar containing food and high consumption of these sweets if continued unabated, the dental caries among children would become a major public health