Sarah Qureshi, Rehan Qureshi.
Study of dental diseases in 12-year old children in Karachi.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;24(2):205-8.

To report the prevalence of dental diseases among the 12-year-old students in a Peri-urban area of Karachi, Pakistan. This crossectional study was carried out on a sample comprising of 83 subjects, 67 males and 21 females using the WHO prescribed form and diagnostic criteria. It was found that the dental fluorosis was 32%, which is comparably higher than a similar study, conducted in the USA. The oral hygiene of the subjects was poor whereas most of the subjects were caries free. This study highlights the importance of public health awareness of oral diseases, as this will reduce the burden of curative dental services in a country like Pakistan with financial limitations.

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