Oral health status among 3-5 years old children, attending pre-schools in Matale DDHS area.

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