September 10, 2025

A Correlation Between Socioeconomic Determinants and Dental Caries Risk in Islamabad, Pakistan

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MAMuhammad Usman AshrafBahauddin Zakariya University UBUsman Anwer BhattiRiphah International University NANasar Um Min AllahShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

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Prospective cross-sectional study identifies association between socioeconomic status and caries risk in patients, indicating higher prevalence in lower SES groups.

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A significant correlation exists between socioeconomic status and dental caries risk among patients.
The average DMFT score of participants was notably high at 5.51, with 80.7% showing decayed teeth.
Statistical analysis revealed that higher socioeconomic status is linked to a lower risk of dental caries.
The findings suggest a pressing need for public health initiatives targeting low socioeconomic groups to address dental neglect.

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Ashraf et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23d81b210217d6478e267 https://doi.org/10.33897/fujd.v4i2.404

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Prospective cross-sectional study identifies association between socioeconomic status and caries risk in patients, indicating higher prevalence in lower SES groups.

A Correlation Between Socioeconomic Determinants and Dental Caries Risk in Islamabad, Pakistan

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A Correlation Between Socioeconomic Determinants and Dental Caries Risk in Islamabad, Pakistan

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