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- Title
FREQUENCY AND DISTRIBUTION OF DENTAL CARIES IN TEETH AND ARCHES OF PATIENTS EXAMINED AT PUNJAB DENTAL HOSPITAL, LAHORE.
- Authors
MEHMOOD KHAN, AAMIR; MARIYUM, SARA; ALI SHAH, SHAHZAD; UR REHMAN, SHAKEEL; MASOOD TIRMAZI, SOBIA
- Abstract
Worldwide prevalence of dental caries is very high reaching to more than 95% in developing countries. . Dental caries is a multi-factorial, dynamic and infectious microbiologic disease process resulting from imbalance in the physiologic equilibrium between the tooth mineral and the plaque liquid. The study design was cross-sectional. This study aim was to evaluate the frequency & distribution of dental caries in teeth and arches of caries patients reporting to department of Operative dentistry at Punjab Dental Hospital, Lahore. Total of 15323 patients with caries reporting to the OPD of Operative dentistry at Punjab Dental hospital were examined with age range of 10 to 60 years or more. Frequency of carious teeth in age group 20-29 years was maximum and minimum in age group 60 years or more. Dental caries was more prevalent in mandible (53%)(n=8162) than in maxilla(47%) (n=7158). In both the arches, first molars were the most frequently affected teeth by caries. Caries was found to be more prevalent in mandible than maxilla.
- Subjects
TOOTH socket; DENTAL caries; MEDICAL care; TOOTH demineralization; INPATIENT care
- Publication
Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal, 2015, Vol 35, Issue 4, p687
- ISSN
1012-8700
- Publication type
Article