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10431341

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-10
pubmed:abstractText
A random sample of all 19-year-olds in four counties in the middle of Sweden in 1994 constituted the group studied. The material consisted of posterior bitewing radiographs from 511 19-year-old patients. The purpose was to study the prevalence and distribution of initial and manifest caries. It was found that on the manifest caries level 56% of the subjects were 'free from caries', in good correspondence with the official epidemiological data from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, but only 27% when initial caries was added. Initial caries lesions constituted 90% of all lesions. The distribution of caries was highly skewed on the manifest caries level whereas initial caries had a broader distribution. Thus, on the surface level 75% of the individuals had 16% of all manifest caries and restorations, and 33% of all initial caries. A high correlation was found between initial and manifest caries, besides increasing with the number of initial lesions. Thus, only 2.5% of individuals without initial caries had manifest caries, compared to 54% of individuals with more than eight affected surfaces. A correlation was also found between the prevalence of manifest caries and restoration. The prevalence of initial caries and its obvious significance for further caries development should be a reason for finding new strategies in caries prevention on a population basis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0347-9994
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Proximal caries prevalence in 19-year-olds living in Sweden. A radiographic study in four counties.
pubmed:affiliation
Community Dental Health Unit, Orebro County Council, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study