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3163963

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0301-5661
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
163-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-1-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Dental caries among urban schoolchildren in Madagascar.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Community Dentistry and Graduate Studies, Royal Dental College, Copenhagen, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article