Community Dental Health

cover art

Cover Date:
December 2010
Print ISSN:
0265 539X
Vol:
27
Issue:
4

Trends in dental caries experience among children and adolescents in northern Poland between 1995 and 2003.

Objective: To evaluate the oral health status of children and adolescents in the Gdansk region of Poland based on epidemiological examinations performed in 1995 and 2003. Basic research design: Sampling and examinations were performed according to WHO standards in children and adolescents aged 6, 7, 12 and 18. A sample of 180 children in each year and in each age group was selected. Their caries experience was recorded in terms of the mean dft/DMFT Index. Results: The mean dft/DMFT scores in some groups changed significantly in the period 1995 to 2003. The average DMFT score of all 12-year-olds declined from 4.32 in 1995 to 3.20 in 2003 and that of 18-year-olds from 7.74 to 6.66. Conclusions: The notable improvement in dental health may be due to oral health education and the increased availability of fluoride toothpaste.

Key words: Caries prevalence, dental epidemiology, DMFT.

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Page Start
218
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221
Authors
K. Emerich, B. Adamowicz-Klepalska

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