Oral Health Country/Area Profile 
Programme/CAPP

Selected Country/Section:
India

dmft at age 5 years and DMFT at age 12 years, 15 years, 30-35 years, from various states in India.

Per Cent Affected; dmft ; Different Age Groups
Age Group % affected dmft Year State
5 years 89.0 5.3 1985 Bombay*
52.0 2.3 1985 Indore*
54.0
41.0
1.9
1.6
1985
1985
Kerala*
Kerala**
51.0
37.0
1.6
0.8
1985
1985
Andhra Pradesh*
Andhra Pradesh**
53.0
25.0
1.7
0.6
1985
1985
Karnataka*
Karnataka**
59.0
60.0
2.3
2.2
1985
1985
Chandigarh*
Chandigarh**
45.0
56.0
1.4
1.3
1985
1985
Haryana*
Haryana**
53.0
55.0
2.0
2.4
1985
1985
Himachal*
Himachal**
89.0
64.0
4.4
1.8
1985
1985
Lucknow*
Lucknow**
75.0
n.a.
2.9
2.8
1985
1985
Jammu & Kashmir*
Jammu & Kashmir**
59.0
58.0
2.5
2.7
1985
1985
Orissa*
Orissa**
54.0
35.0
1.5
1.1
1985
1985
Bihar*
Bihar**
88.0 6.4 1986 Meghalaya
88.0 5.5 1986 Manipur
81.0 5.3 1986 Assam
90.0 6.4 1986 Nagaland

*Urban
**Rural

Source: Tewari A. et al. Risk Markers for Oral Diseases - Dental Caries, Vol I. Ed. Johnson N.W.
Cambridge University Press, 1991.
n.a.= data not available


Per Cent Affected; DMFT; Different Age groups
Age Group % affected DMFT Year State
12 years 64.0
63.0
2.1
2.1
1985
1985
Orissa*
Orissa**
15 years 51.0
63.0
1.4
2.2
1985
1985
Chandigarh*
Chandigarh**
50.0
48.0
1.4
1.3
1985
1985
Haryana*
Haryana**
50.0
49.0
1.2
1.3
1985
1985
Himachal*
Himachal**
43.0
21.0
1.0
0.5
1985
1985
Lucknow*
Lucknow**
n.a.
n.a.
1.5
4.4
1985
1985
Jammu & Kashmir*
Jammu & Kashmir**
62.0
63.0
2.0
2.1
1985
1985
Orissa*
Orissa**
43.0
50.0
1.1
1.3
1985
1985
Bihar*
Bihar**
96.0 4.7 1985 Bombay*
68.0 2.8 1985 Indore*
42.0
46.0
1.0
0.9
1985
1985
Kerala*
Kerala**
50.0
34.0
1.2
2.0
1985
1985
Andhrapradesh*
Andhrapradesh**
67.0
43.0
2.0
1.1
1985
1985
Karnataka*
Karnataka**
60.0 2.0 1986 Meghalaya*
64.0 1.8 1986 Manipur*
84.0 3.1 1986 Assam*
63.0 2.4 1986 Nagaland*
30-35 years 81.0
82.0
4.4
4.4
1985
1985
Chandigarh*
Chandigarh**
47.0
68.0
1.5
3.0
1985
1985
Haryana*
Haryana**
47.0
46.0
1.1
1.2
1985
1985
Lucknow*
Lucknow**
n.a.
n.a.
4.9
5.8
1985
1985
Jammu & Kashmir*
Jammu & Kashmir**
69.0
63.0
1.8
1.9
1985
1985
Bihar*
Bihar**
80.0 3.6 1985 Bombay*
70.0 3.8 1985 Indore*
78.0
48.0
2.2
1.2
1985
1985
Kerala*
Kerala**
65.0
45.0
2.2
1.2
1985
1985
Andhrapradesh*
Andhrapradesh**
71.0
48.0
2.2
1.1
1985
1985
Karnataka*
Karnataka**
55.0 1.2 1986 Meghalaya*
64.0 1.9 1986 Manipur*
66.0 1.9 1986 Assam*
62.0 2.1 1986 Nagaland*

*Urban
**Rural

Source: Tewari A. et al. Risk Markers for Oral Diseases - Dental Caries, Vol I. Ed. Johnson N.W.
Cambridge University Press, 1991.
n.a.= data not available


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