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A total number of 176 samples were selected and equally divided among urban (88 samples) and rural areas (88 samples). The samples were obtained from various parts of urban and rural areas in the Kallakurichi district based on the multistage random sampling method. The data regarding oral health status was recorded using the World Health Organization (WHO) Proformas 2013 and 1997. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed using the Chi-square test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of dental caries (74.1%) was found to be the highest in the Kallakurichi district, followed by malocclusion (71.7%) and periodontal diseases (66.7%). A significant result was found in dental caries, dental fluorosis, dental trauma, and dental erosion between the index age groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The government of Tamil Nadu should take proper preventive measures and also provide oral health knowledge and awareness among the public to overcome these dental problems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jpbs.jpbs_551_22","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,12]],"date-time":"2023-07-12T02:07:24Z","timestamp":1689127644000},"page":"S734-S737","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Prevalence of Oral Health Status among the General Population in Kallakurichi District, Tamil Nadu, India- A Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"S","family":"Elakiya","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"D","family":"Prabu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"VV","family":"Bharathwaj","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"R","family":"Sindhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dinesh","family":"Dhamodhar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"M","family":"Rajmohan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"V","family":"Gousalya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3402\/ljm.v5i0.4859","article-title":"Perceived oral health status and treatment needs of dental auxiliaries","volume":"5","author":"Azodo","year":"2010","journal-title":"Libyan J Med"},{"key":"R2-20240829","first-page":"E614","article-title":"Oral health knowledge, attitudes and practice in 12-year-old schoolchildren","volume":"12","author":"Smyth","year":"2007","journal-title":"Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal"},{"key":"R3-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S385","DOI":"10.4103\/JPBS.JPBS_42_19","article-title":"Assessment of oral health status and dental treatment needs among 12- and 15- year- old school- going children of fisherman community residing at east coast road, Chennai:A cross-sectional study","volume":"11","author":"Rajmohan","year":"2019","journal-title":"Journal of Pharmacy and bioallied sciences"},{"key":"R4-20240829","first-page":"678","article-title":"Oral health status treatment needs and knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare workers of Ambala, India. 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