Assessment of Dental Caries Among a Group of Institutionalized Orphan Children Compared to Parented School Children

A total of 156 children were included in this study, they were, residing in governmental orphanage, non-governmental orphanage and parented children attending primary school. Written informed consent was obtained prior to the start of the study, form legal guardians or child's parent. Dental examination was carried out on an ordinary chair beside a window on day light. DMF and def indices were used to assess dental caries for primary and permanent teeth. Also, unmet treatment need index, care index and significant caries index were calculated.