The prevalence of dental caries and supragingival plaque and calculus in 785 secondary schools students was assessed. More than\r\nhalf (53.6%) of the students were caries-free, and the majority of those with dental caries experience were aged 14ââ?¬â??17 (68.1%)\r\nand females (53%). Mean DMFT was 1.26, with mean D-component of 1.05, and molars were most affected. Most students had\r\nsupragingival plaque (74%) and calculus (56.9%) and more so in males than females (P > 0.05). Less than half of the students\r\nhad experience of dental caries and those with caries were mostly females and of the younger age group. The low DMFT was\r\ncontributed to the D-component, and molars were the tooth type most affected.The majority of students had supra-gingival\r\nplaque and calculus and more so in males than females.
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