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VOL. 5, ISSUE 1 (2023)
Prevalence of enamel hypoplasia amongst children of Central India
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Dr. Anuradha Agrawal, Dr. Ashish Saxena
Abstract
The aim of the study is to record the prevalence of enamel hypoplasia amongst children of Central Indian population. Since it may suggest a higher risk for caries and it can further our understanding of enamel development, enamel hypoplasia is of interest to both clinicians and basic scientists. Methods: The study sample consisted of 4000 children examined at <13 years of age. Individual tooth surfaces were examined for the presence of enamel hypoplasia (EH). Prevalence of EH were determined by tooth type, different age group and by gender. Results: Amongst them 139 were found to have enamel hypoplasia. Thus, revealing the prevalence of enamel hypoplasia to be 3.475%. Thus, this study included 139 subjects with Enamel Hypoplasia. The mean age of the subjects was 10.08±1.95412 years. There were 59 (42.4%) males and 80 (57.6%) females. Eighteen subjects (12.9%) were having permanent dentition, 10.1% were having primary dentition and 77% were having mixed dentition. There was statistically no significant association between gender and type of enamel hypoplasia. The type of dentition was found to have no significant association with type of enamel hypoplasia Conclusions: This study could not determine the association between enamel hypoplasia and risk of dental caries. And it was a hospital-based study and thus, the studied population may not be the true representative of the general population.
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Pages:40-42
How to cite this article:
Dr. Anuradha Agrawal, Dr. Ashish Saxena "Prevalence of enamel hypoplasia amongst children of Central India". International Journal of Dental Research, Vol 5, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 40-42
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