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- Title
A STUDY ON AWARENESS REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF FLUORIDATED TOOTHPASTE AND VARIOUS ORAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AMONG 15-16 YEAR SCHOOL CHILDREN IN AND AROUND AMRITSAR DISTRICT.
- Authors
Randhawa, Amaninder K.; Kaur, Princejit; Walia, Satinder Singh; Kaur, Navkiran; Deepak; Cheema, Navneet
- Abstract
This study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding use of fluoridated toothpaste in prevention of dental caries and various other oral hygiene practices for good dental hygiene , among urban and rural school going children .The study population comprised of 15-16 years schoolchildren studying in class XI and XII. A total of 240 subjects were enrolled in the study , out of which 120 were from Amritsar city , and 120 from villages around Amritsar. The information was collected on a structured questionnaire , which was analyzed using SPSS(Version 13). Regarding the importance of fluoride in toothpaste only 53(45%) urban residents and 29(25%) rural residents knew the significance of fluoride to strengthen the teeth and its anticaries effect. The knowledge was very poor in rural residents in comparison to the city subjects , which can be attributed principally to the illetracy of the parents and their poor socioeconomic status
- Subjects
AMRITSAR (India); ORAL hygiene; CAVITY prevention; TOOTHPASTE; AWARENESS; SOCIAL status
- Publication
Indian Journal of Comprehensive Dental Care (IJCDC), 2014, Vol 4, Issue 1, p11
- ISSN
2231-6973
- Publication type
Article