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Prevalence of Gingivitis in School Children at DifferentGovernment Schools ofDistrict Hyderabad
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Prevalence of Gingivitis in School Children at DifferentGovernment Schools ofDistrict Hyderabad
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
ABSTRACT:Objective: To estimate the prevalence of gingivitis and periodontitis in 5-15 years school going children at different governmentschools of district Hyderabad.Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in government schools on children from nursery to grade8 in Hyderabad, Sindh from 5th October, 2015 to 6th November, 2015. A total 1093 students varying in age from 5-15 yrs. werecounted in the study. We used Periodontal Disease Index (PDI) to assess the prevalence of gingivitis and periodontitis.Apreformedquestionnaire was used; one house officer and 2 Assistant professors examined the students according to PDI andcompleted the data form. After evaluation the score was calculated. Data was analyzed via SPSS version 21. Descriptive statisticssuch as percentage, frequency distribution, cross tabulation were included in data analysis. The level of significance was setat
