Table 5.
Prevalence of Self perceived oral health problems among the study groups.
| Self perceived oral health problems | Percentage of school chilren |
|---|---|
| Toothache | 38.46 |
| Sensitive tooth | 44.44 |
| Tooth decay, hole in tooth | 11.8 |
| Exfoliating primary tooth | 1.8 |
| Tooth space (due to non erupted permanent tooth) | 0 |
| Fractured permanent tooth | 0 |
| Color of tooth | 11.9 |
| Shape or size of tooth | 2.56 |
| Position of tooth | 28.2 |
| Bleeding gums | 35.1 |
| Swollen gum | 20.4 |
| Calculus | 24.5 |
| Oral ulcer | 5.23 |
| Bad breath | 5.12 |
| Deformity of mouth or face | 4.1 |
| Erupting permanent tooth | 3.41 |
| Missing permanent tooth | 0 |