Prevalence of Gingivitis among Children of Urban and Rural Areas of Bhopal District, India

• Main Authors: VIJAYTA SHARVA, VENUGOPAL REDDY, AJAY BHAMBAL, ROHIT AGRAWAL
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-11-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
• Subjects: children; gingivitis; prevalence
• Online Access: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5135/10092_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(PU_Sh)_PFA(Sh)_PF2(PAG).pdf
• ISSN: 2249-782X; 0973-709X

Background: Gingivitis is inflammation of the soft tissue without apical migration of the junctional epithelium. Redness, oedema and bleeding on probing characterize this condition. Untreated cases may lead to a more complex and destructive entity known as chronic periodontitis. Periodontitis are the main cause of tooth loss. Poor oral health has thus the potential of hampering the quality of life. So the aim of this study was to find the prevalence of gingivitis, among school-going children of urban and rural areas of Bhopal district, India. Materials and Methods: The present descriptive, crosssectional study was conducted among 12 & 15 y old middle and high school government rural and urban school children of Bhopal district. It was conducted of a period of two months. 1100 Children were examined by using WHO (modified) oral health assessment form, Loe and Silness index was used for recording gingival status. For statistical analysis SPSS version 20 was used. The chi-square test was applied for categorical data. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Prevalence of gingivitis was 59% found. 584 (53.09 %) children had mild gingivitis,61(5.5%) children had moderate gingivitis. Conclusion: This indicates the need for community health activities and awareness program.