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Title

 Prevalence of untreated dental caries requiring endodontic therapy among rural and urban populations in India: A cross-sectional study

 

Authors

 Kamil Shahnawaz & Soni Soni*

 

Affiliation

Department of Dentistry, Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, laheriasarai, Darbhanga, Bihar, India; *Corresponding author

 

Email

Kamil Shahnawaz - E-mail: drkamil.health@gmail.com
Soni Soni - E-mail: onlysonikumari2021@gmail.com

 

Article Type

Research Article

 

Date

 Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026

 

Abstract

Dental caries is a major public health concern. If it is not treated in time, it can result into abscess and tooth loss. Therefore, it is of interest to determine and compare the frequency of unfilled caries that need root canal therapy among rural and urban adults in India. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 452 persons (226 rural, 226 urban). Clinical examination was done according to WHO oral health assessment criteria. Rural populations exhibit a higher burden of advanced dental caries requiring endodontic therapy, highlighting the need for targeted preventive and early intervention strategies.

 

Keywords

Dental caries, endodontic therapy, rural population, urban population, cross-sectional study, oral health, prevalence

 

Citation

Shahnawaz & Soni, Bioinformation 22(8): 5069-5074 (2026)

 

Edited by

P Babaji

 

ISSN

0973-2063

 

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

 

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.