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Oral health and treatment needs across tribal and non-tribal groups: A tertiary care cross-sectional study
Comparative oral health data for tribal and non-tribal populations in India remain limited, particularly regarding whether disparities reflect disease burden or healthcare access. This cross-sectional study assessed 343 participants (169 non-tribal, 174 tribal) at a tertiary care institution using WHO Basic Oral Health Survey (2013) criteria across three age strata. Overall caries experience differed statistically between the groups, although the absolute difference in mean affected surfaces was small (3.54 versus …