Volume 24, Issue 102, March - April, 2020

Relationship between nutritional status, socio-economic and dental caries status of rehabilitated children of age 4-14 years in Central India

Amit M Reche^1♦, Srushti P Nagpure², Pavitra D Sangwan², Chahat Jjodiya², Gargi C Nimbulkar¹, Shravani G Deolia³

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College, DMIMS (Deemed to be University), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
²BDS, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College, DMIMS (Deemed to be University), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
³M.D.S, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College, DMIMS (Deemed to be University), Wardha, Maharashtra, India

^♦Corresponding author
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College, DMIMS (Deemed to be University), Wardha, Maharashtra, India Email: dramitreche@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the relationship between nutritional status, socio-economic status (SES) and dental caries status of rehabilitated children of age 4-14 years in Central India. Materials and methods: The study was conducted at Salod village. The study included a sample size of 150 children of age 4-14 years had who relocated to this village due to the construction of a dam. They were given a structured proforma where the participants were asked to fill in details like their age, gender, height, weight, family income, duration of migration, occupation and education. We used the DMFS/dmfs index for recording the dental caries status and Modified Kuppuswamy scale was used to check the socio–economic status of the children. Result: While comparing the dental caries status and nutritional status, a positive relationship was seen. Conclusion: From our study, we conclude that the dietetic status was significantly correlated to the dental caries status of rehabilitated children of age 4-14 years in Central India.

Keywords: Nutritional status, socio-economic status, dental caries status.

Medical Science, 2020, 24(102), 575-581

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