Over the past two decades, many developed countries have
experienced dramatic decline in dental caries prevalence
among children and adolescents (1). The reasons for this
improvement are complex but involve lowering in sugar consumption,
improved oral hygiene, the use of fluoridated toothpaste,
effective utilization of oral health services and
establishment of school-based preventive programmes (2).
These significant improvements are coupled with increase in
oral health awareness, dental knowledge and attitudes of both
children and parents