Title
Prevalence of early childhood caries in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Authors
Kanika Singh Dhull*, 1, Brahmananda Dutta1, Mukesh Soni2, Aditi Burman3, Abhinav Chand Singhal4, Shreya Shrinivas5, Aditi Gupta1 & Pratik Surana6
Affiliation
1Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; 2Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge and Implantology, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; 3Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India; 4Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India; 5Aids Institute, Health research Inc., Albany, New York, USA; 6Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India; *Corresponding author
Kanika Singh Dhull - E - mail: kanikasingh.dhull@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9439363211
Brahmananda Dutta - E - mail: bndutta69@gmail.com; Phone: + 91 9827176634
Mukesh Soni - E - mail: drmukesh.sony@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9893106299
Aditi Burman - E - mail: burmanaditi33@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7281661178
Abhinav Chand Singhal - E - mail: drabhinavsinghal.21@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9424128913
Shreya Shrinivas - E - mail: meetshreyashrinivas@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7208068297
Aditi Gupta - E - mail: aditi2414@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8003441300
Pratik Surana - E - mail: suranadrpratik@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8871310111
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received January 1, 2025; Revised January 31, 2025; Accepted January 31, 2025, Published January 31, 2025
Abstract
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) poses a major challenge to young children's oral health worldwide. Therefore, it is of interest to explore the prevalence of early childhood (between 3-6 years) caries in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. An oral examination of 460 children, chosen using a random sampling, revealed a 54.78% prevalence of early childhood caries. Data underscore the need for community based prevention, public health education targeting parents and caregivers through integrating oral health promotion into primary healthcare to combat early childhood caries effectively in Bhubaneswar.
Keywords
Early childhood caries, early childhood caries, prevalence
Citation
Dhull et al. Bioinformation 21(1): 87-90 (2025)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
