Frequency of Dental Caries in Children and Its Association with Oral Health Literacy

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of dental caries in children and its association with oral healthy literacy.

Methods: This observational study was conducted from August 2022 to February 2023 at  dental hospital of Karachi. We enrolled 150 children and assessed them for dental caries. The association between dental caries and oral healthy literacy was determined along with parents’ employment status and education. Chi Square test as used for association keeping P value < 0.05 as significant.

Results: The mean age of the children was 5.01±1.37 years and the mean age of their parents was 33.86±8.15 years. The frequency of dental caries was 61.3%. Dental caries was significantly associated with OHL (P = 0.0001).

Conclusion: The frequency of dental caries in our study was 61.3% while having statistically significant association with OHL, parents’ employment status and education.