Nazia Sultan Ali, Nadia Sultan Ali, Mahjabeen Khan, Irfan Qamruddin, Hussain Askary, Amyna Sajwani.
Prevalence Of Dental Caries In The First Permanent Molars In Children Between 8-12 Years.
J Pak Dent Assoc Jan ;22(2):119-23.

OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence of dental caries in first permanent molars among 8 – 12-years children. METHODOLOGY: The survey involved a cross-sectional study with dental examination. The study was conducted in the area of Garden West located in the city of Karachi, Pakistan. Four schools were selected for the survey. Four hundred and forty seven children were included in the study, ranging from 8 to 12 years of age. Total number of children in government school was 101, whereas 346 children were enrolled in private schools. The diagnostic criteria for dental caries as recommended by WHO (1986) was followed. Data analysis was performed by using SPSS program version 16. RESULT: In this study, there were four hundred and forty seven children, ranging from 8 to 12 years of age. Of the 447 children, 137(30.6%) had dental caries in their 1st permanent molars. In females there were 179 students whose first molars were free from caries while 94 had caries in their first permanent molars. Based on entire sample, no caries was found in first permanent molars among 310 (69.4%), while 8 (1.8%) subjects had all (four) first molars affected by dental decay CONCLUSION: The prevalence of dental caries in first permanent molars among 8 – 12-years children was 30.60%. Given this finding, it is strongly suggested that oral health services gear up for addressing this comprehensively and as a priority in Pakistan.

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