Sweetened Areca Nut, A Risk in Dental Caries among Adolescents in Pune, Maharashtra? A Case-Control Study
This study revealed that the adolescent users of sweetened areca nuts studying in government schools had a higher exposure odds ratio for dental caries. However, it was not significant statistically. Information bias including recall may have influenced the outcome.
Authors
- Ruttika Desai
- Sudhir Jadhav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9246-2194)
- Ravi Shirahatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8213-4624)
- Supriya Kheur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2440-3547)
- Sahana Hegde Shetiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5661-5755)
- Rakesh Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5443-569X)
Institutions
- Santokba Durlabhji Memorial hospital (IN)
- Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Dental Sciences & Hospital (IN)
- Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (IN)
- Dr D Y Patil Dental College & Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Community Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_93_23
- Primary Topic
- Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00