Prevalence of dental caries in first and second permanent molars

Abstract

Background: This study was conducted to assess the First and Second molar permanent molar caries in school children of Nalgonda district, Andhrapradesh, India. Methods: We have taken total 1800 school going children as study population age between 12-15 years, who lived in the same place since birth and consumed drinking water form single source. Results: The mean of caries in first and second were 0.12 ± 0.36 and 0.36 ± 0.70 respectively and total was 0.49 ± 0.92. Conclusion: The prevalence of Second molar teeth was found higher than First molar teeth and these caries were untreated.