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Prevalence of early childhood caries in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Kanika Singh Dhull, Brahmananda Dutta, Mukesh Soni, Aditi Burman, Abhinav Chand Singhal, Shreya Shrinivas, Aditi Gupta, Pratik Surana

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Kanika Singh DhullDepartment of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Brahmananda DuttaDepartment of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Mukesh SoniDepartment of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge and Implantology, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Aditi BurmanDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Abhinav Chand SinghalDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India.
Shreya ShrinivasAids Institute, Health research Inc., Albany, New York, USA.
Aditi GuptaDepartment of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Pratik SuranaDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early Childhood Caries (ECC) poses a major challenge to young children's oral health worldwide. Therefore, it is of interest to explore the prevalence of early childhood (between 3-6 years) caries in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. An oral examination of 460 children, chosen using a random sampling, revealed a 54.78% prevalence of early childhood caries. Data underscore the need for community-based prevention, public health education targeting parents and caregivers through integrating oral health promotion into primary healthcare to combat early childhood caries effectively in Bhubaneswar.

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