Volume : 6, Issue : 11, November - 2017

RATIONALE FOR SEEKING DENTAL CARE IN PEDIATRIC POPULATION OF RURAL NAGPUR, INDIA

Sneha Khekade, Shweta Chandak, Pankaj Chavhan, Miranda George, Niharika Gahlod

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Introduction: </span></b><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">The knowledge of epidemiological status of oral hygiene among particular population is important for planning the need and provision for paediatric service to enhance quality of life.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:BookAntiqua;&#10;mso-bidi-language:MR">Aim and objectives:</span></b><span style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;BookAntiqua;mso-bidi-language:MR"> </span>To assess the reasons for seeking dental care among pediatric dental patients of rural Nagpur. <span lang="EN-GB">To determine the age and gender linked dental problems among children.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;&#10;text-align:justify;line-height:200%;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:&#10;none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;BookAntiqua;mso-bidi-language:MR">Methodology: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:BookAntiqua;mso-bidi-language:MR">This cross sectional study involved all the Paediatric patients visiting Department of Pedodontics and Paediatric Dentistry for a period of 1 year. Data collected was subjected to statistical analysis.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;&#10;text-align:justify;line-height:200%;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:&#10;none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:+mn-ea">Result</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;+mn-ea;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">: It was observed that male child patient visited the dental hospital more than female patients.<b> </b>The predominant reason for the most common complaint was pain/emergency, followed by decayed teeth, unclean teeth, malaligned teeth, fractured tooth, mobility, abnormalities, and other problems.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;BookAntiqua;mso-bidi-language:MR"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;&#10;text-align:justify;line-height:200%;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:&#10;none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;BookAntiqua;mso-bidi-language:MR">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;BookAntiqua;mso-bidi-language:MR"> The most common Dental problem was pain/emergency among Pediatric Dental Patients.<o:p></o:p></span></p>