Prevalence of early childhood caries among preschool children of tribal Leh district of Ladakh: A cross-sectional study

• Published in: Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 182 - 188
• Main Authors: Tamchos, Rigzin, Rahul, Morankar, Mathur, Vijay Prakash, Tewari, Nitesh, Bansal, Kalpana, Priya, Harsh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 01.04.2025; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Edition: 2
• Subjects: Analysis; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dental caries; Dental Caries - epidemiology; early childhood caries; Epidemiology; Female; Humans; Hygiene; India - epidemiology; ladakh; leh; Male; oral health; Oral hygiene; Original Article; Plaque index; Preschool children; Prevalence; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Statistical analysis; Teeth; Toiletries industry; tribal region; India; Dental caries; Ladakh; oral health; tribal region; early childhood caries; Leh

ABSTRACT Background: Children from tribal regions in remote geographic locations face several health-related challenges that often remain unnoticed due to a lack of reporting. Untreated dental caries is one such problem with inadequate data from the Himalayan region of Ladakh in north India. This ma...