Association of Dental Caries with Odontogenic Infections and Nutritional Status in an Orphanage of Raichur District: A Cross-sectional Study

• Main Authors: Ritu Gupta (Author), Arun Kumar Acharya (Author), Nidhi Puri (Author), Ipseeta Menon (Author), Akshay Rathore (Author), Dipanshi Sharma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the association of nutritional status and dental caries in children at an orphanage in Raichur city, Karnataka. Materials and Methods: A specially designed structured questionnaire was administered to a total of 101 children of the orphanage to gather demograp...