RESUMO
A 3-day dietary history was obtained from 363 Riyadh schoolchildren aged 12-13 yr, after which their dentitions were examined for dental caries. About 16-31% of the children were caries-free and the mean DMFT varied between 1.67 and 2.43. However, in those with at least one tooth decayed, missing or filled, the mean DMFT remained constant at about 3, irrespective of age or gender; and most of the carious teeth were unrestored. There was a statistically significant relationship between DFS and the frequency of sugar consumption on the first 2 days of the dietary diary. It is suggested that the management of dental caries in the children must include the control of dietary sugar.
Assuntos
Cárie Dentária/epidemiologia , Restauração Dentária Permanente/estatística & dados numéricos , Carboidratos da Dieta/administração & dosagem , Sacarose/administração & dosagem , Adolescente , Fatores Etários , Criança , Índice CPO , Cárie Dentária/etiologia , Fissuras Dentárias/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Arábia Saudita/epidemiologia , Dente DecíduoRESUMO
Public education, community mobilization, and health education raise the awareness of mothers and families and provide them with the network to see that their children are immunized. In Sudan a birth registration and follow-up system was developed to ensure the full immunization of all newborn children. Three different systems are under investigation in health centers in the Khartoum region to increase the number of children one year of age who are fully immunized. A simple continuous system for health education and the availability of health facilities appear to be important elements in increasing vaccination coverage.
