Epidemiology of dental caries in Chandigarh school children and trends over the last 25 years.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
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2007 Jul-Sep; 25(3): 115-8
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
The prevalence of dental caries in 6, 9, 12 and 15-year-old school children of Chandigarh, selected on a randomized basis was evaluated using Moller's criteria (1966) and correlated with the various risk factors. The mean deft was found to be 4.0 +/- 3.6 in 6 year old and 4.61 +/- 3.14 in 9 year old, whereas the mean DMFT in 12 and 15 year old was found to be 3.03 +/- 2.52 and 3.82 +/- 2.85 respectively. The high prevalence of dental caries in these children was attributed to the lack of use of fluoride toothpaste (80% children), lack of knowledge about etiology of dental caries (98%) and frequency of sugar exposures up to more than five times per day (30%).
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Assunto principal:
Classe Social
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Dente Decíduo
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Cremes Dentais
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Cariostáticos
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Estudos Epidemiológicos
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Criança
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio Clínico Controlado
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Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
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Estudo de rastreamento
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
Assunto da revista:
Dentistry
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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