Abstract:
Association seen between the caries experience of the child and the following factors-sector
/ level of mothers education/sweet consumption (respectively p= 0.0266, p= 0.0034, p=
0.0008). With plaque index, only the type of milk given to the child showed association (p =
0.0088). Almost 87 per cent of the children had a plaque index equal or below 0.6 which
was considered as the acceptable level of plaque. The mean plaque index for the whole
sample was 0.41 (SD = 0.26). 96 per cent of the children reported that they used a
toothbrush for cleaning their teeth.90 per cent of the children used fluoride containing
toothpastes
