MUMTAZ ALI.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To find out the Prevalence of Periodontal Disease among school going children aged 9 - 18 years.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study comprising of 327 school children (186 males and 141 females) in North Karachi, Pakistan.

Results: The results of the study showed that the Prevalence of Periodontal Disease was 73.4%, and 53.8% of the study subjects had sub-gingival calculus, which is associated with gingivitis and Periodontitis.

Conclusion: The nearly half of the population was having prevalence of sub-gingival calculus 53.8%. Calculus is recognized as a calcified matrix that can harbor Periodontopathic bacteria and subgingival calculus is closely associated with gingivitis and Periodontitis.

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Department of Radiology and Department of Neurosurgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar *