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Comparison of Dental Caries Risk Assessment Using CaRisk- A Simple Mobile Based Application and WHO deft, DMFT Scores: A Cross Sectional Study.
- Source :
- Journal of Dentistry (2345-6485); Jun2024, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p138-146, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Statement of the Problem: It is essential to address caries risk at an early stage for the prevention of dental caries. Mobile application CaRisk is designed in a particular way to self-assess the dental caries risk by the individual’s themselves. Purpose: The current study aimed to assess the dental caries risk among age groups 5-6 and 35-44 using self-assessment caries risk mobile application CaRisk and compare it with the deft and DMFT values. Materials and Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Chennai, India; to evaluate the risk of dental caries in children aged 5 to 6 and adults aged 35 to 44. The scores of the mobile application CaRisk and the decayed- extracted-filled teeth (deft)/ decayed-missing-filled-teeth (DMFT) caries risk assessment were evaluated. Descriptive statistics were performed. The risk category was determined by frequency. Chi-square analysis was done to determine whether the DMFT scores and the CaRisk mobile app were associated. The correlation was performed between the CaRisk mobile application and DMFT scores. Results: Association was found between the caries risk assessment score of the mobile application CaRisk and the DMFT and deft scores of the adults and children for both the age groups 5-6 and 35-44 years respectively and it indicates that it was found to be statistically significant. Pearson’s correlation was performed to assess the strength of association and R-values obtained for the age group 5-6 and 35-44 years respectively, which was statistically significant (0.892 and 0.840). Conclusion: This CaRisk mobile application scores correlate with the deft and DMFT scores and it is an effective self-diagnosis tool for assessing dental caries risk assessment. Further, it is suggested that the mobile application CaRisk should be tested among a huge population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RISK assessment
MOBILE apps
SELF-evaluation
CROSS-sectional method
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
STATISTICAL significance
RESEARCH funding
RESEARCH evaluation
STATISTICAL sampling
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
TEST validity
DENTAL caries
EARLY diagnosis
DATA analysis software
DISEASE risk factors
CHILDREN
ADULTS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23456485
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Dentistry (2345-6485)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177584556
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.30476/dentjods.2023.98075.2051