Prevalence of dental caries in 2383 Moroccan school children aged eight and twelve

Poulsen, Sven; Møller, I.J.; Nærum, J.; Pedersen, P. O.

doi:10.1016/0003-9969(72)90087-8

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“…These findings are in accordance with reports from other African countries, where generally very low levels of dental caries have been observed (1,12,27,29,33,38) while an increase in caries frequency has been noted in populations with changing diet following improved socioeconomic conditions (I, 13,16,22,31). The observed caries pattern seems to agree also with the general observation that in the spread of dental caries, an increase is first seen in the number of affected persons and later in the number of affected teeth per person (28,37).…”

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Dental caries and fluorosis in Arussi province, Ethiopia

Olsson

1978

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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A dental health survey was carried out in the Arussi province in Ethiopia. The survey comprised 1,700 persons between 6 and 54 years of age in five age groups from four areas of the province. The present paper deals with findings on dental fluorosis and dental caries. Dental fluorosis was found in 18% of the subjects, mainly in a very mild form. The fluoride content of the water (0.2-0.3 part/10(6) F-) in combination with a high tea consumption was assumed to give a fluoride intake optimal for caries prevention. The prevalence of dental caries was low. Thirty-eight percent of the 6-7-year-old group had decayed primary teeth and 51% of the total sample had decayed permanent teeth. Comparisons with a study from 1958 revealed that the prevalence of dental caries had increased in the last few decades, probably due to the recently adopted habit of using sugar in the diet.

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Dental caries and fluorosis in Arussi province, Ethiopia

Olsson

1978

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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“…In recent reports from African countries generally low levels of dental caries have been observed (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23), The leve! of dental caries in the population surveyed in Madagascar was substantially higher and methodologic discrepancies cannot account for this fact.…”

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Dental caries among urban schoolchildren in Madagascar

Petersen

Steengaard

1988

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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An epidemiological survey of prevalence and severity of dental caries was carried out in an urban population of children in Madagascar. The study population comprised 1257 children in the age groups 4-5 yr to 14-15 yr equally distributed by sex. The children were examined according to the recording system for the Danish Child Dental Services. The caries experience in the primary dentition as well as in the permanent dentition was high. For example, among 6-yr-olds a mean number of 11.8 defs and 5.2 deft was observed and 82% of the children were affected by caries in primary teeth. In particular, primary molars in the mandibular and incisors in the maxilla were affected and approximal caries was frequent. Among 12-yr-olds mean DMFS was 4.0 and DMFT 2.4 and 75% of the children had caries in permanent teeth. In permanent teeth caries was located predominantly to mandibular molars and occlusal surfaces. In both dentitions almost all decay was untreated, indicating lack of dental treatment available due to the shortage of dental manpower. The establishment of a child dental service system is a matter of urgency. Dental health education and primary health care should be organized.

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