Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Research Article
Prevalence of Dental Caries Using Periapical Radiographs in Adult Population Visiting a Private Dental Hospital
Author(s): Chris Noel Timothy and Manjari Chaudhary*
Background: The use of radiographic methods to diagnose dental caries was based on the principle that as the caries precedes the mineral content of enamel and dentin decreases and is prone to the attenuation of the x - ray beam.
AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries using periapical radiographs.
MaterialsandMethods: This was a comparative, descriptive study, where all the data of the patients who reported to the dental clinics in Saveetha dental college, SIMATS, Chennai, India, was obtained from the Dental Information Archiving Software (DIAS). Patient records were collected between March 2020 and March 2021. Data was collected and tabulated. The collected data was further analyzed, recorded in Microsoft Excel software and was subjected to statistical.. View More»
