High burden of dental caries in geriatric population of India: A systematic review

Rahul Srivastava; Baridalyne Nongkynrih; Vijay Prakash Mathur; Anil Goswami; Sanjeev Kumar Gupta

doi:10.4103/0019-557X.99903

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Year : 2012 | Volume : 56 | Issue : 2 | Page : 129-132

High burden of dental caries in geriatric population of India: A systematic review

Rahul Srivastava¹, Baridalyne Nongkynrih², Vijay Prakash Mathur³, Anil Goswami⁴, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta⁵
¹ Senior Resident, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
² Additional Professor, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
³ Associate Professor, Department of Community Dentistry, Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
⁴ Supervising Medical Social Service Officer, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
⁵ Professor, Center for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Correspondence Address:
Baridalyne Nongkynrih
Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/0019-557X.99903

Oral health is an essential component of health throughout life. Poor oral health and untreated oral diseases can have a significant impact on the quality of life of the elderly. The objective of this study was to estimate the burden of dental caries among the elderly persons in India in the past two decades. A systematic review from available literature was carried out. Six community-based articles were included in this review. The selected studies were screened by using STROBE checklist for observational studies. All studies were found to contain the required essentials of observational studies. Weighted prevalence of dental caries experience was calculated. Trend was generated using Microsoft Excel program. The prevalence of dental caries experience ranged from 31.5 to 100%. Weighted prevalence of dental caries experience was 83.6% and 82.3% for 2000-2004 and 2005-2009, respectively. There is a high burden of dental caries in the elderly population. Treatment and restorative services need to be provided to alleviate this problem.

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