Caries prevalence and treatment needs of 7- to 10-year-old schoolchildren in southwestern Germany
The caries status of 1784 children aged 7 to 10 years was examined in a cross-sectional, epidemiological study in the Rhine-Neckar-District. Results showed that 30.5% of the children had caries-free primary and 65.2% had caries-free permanent teeth. The d(m)ft index was 2.68, and the D(M)FT averaged...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Year: 1997, Volume: 25, Issue: 5, Pages: 348-351 |
| ISSN: | 1600-0528 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb00953.x |
| Online Access: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb00953.x Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb00953.x 
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| Author Notes: | Martin Zerfowski, Martin Jean Koch, Uwe Niekusch and Hans Jörg Staehle |
| Summary: | The caries status of 1784 children aged 7 to 10 years was examined in a cross-sectional, epidemiological study in the Rhine-Neckar-District. Results showed that 30.5% of the children had caries-free primary and 65.2% had caries-free permanent teeth. The d(m)ft index was 2.68, and the D(M)FT averaged 0.76. As in previous studies, a high risk caries group was found, with 10% of all children showing more than 50% of all carious and filled teeth in the permanent dentition. Overall, 45.6% of the children's primary teeth and 16.3% of their permanent teeth needed treatment. As indicated by higher DT:F T (DT:FT) ratios in younger age groups, dentists preferred treating older children. Apart from a higher caries prevalence in primary teeth in males, no significant sex differences were found. Children of rural origin had a higher caries experience. The results confirm previous data showing considerable improvements with a declining caries experience in the young population. But the caries status of German pre-teenage children is still moderately high according to WHO criteria. For further improvements, considerable efforts have to be made with special emphasis on prevention in high risk caries groups. |
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| Item Description: | Elektronische Reproduktion der Druck-Ausgabe First published: 29 May 2006 Gesehen am 16.02.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1600-0528 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb00953.x |