Caries Prevalence in 6- to 15-year-old French Children based on the 1987 and 1991 National Surveys
| Autor: | A.M. Obry-Musset, D. Grange, Rachel M. Frank, Cahen Pm |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Adolescent Fluorosis Dental Oral Hygiene Index Potassium Compounds Dentistry Dental Caries Sodium Chloride Dental Fissures Fluorides 03 medical and health sciences Age Distribution 0302 clinical medicine Prevalence medicine Dentifrice Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Tooth Deciduous Child General Dentistry Gingival indices Permanent teeth Analysis of Variance DMF Index business.industry Calculus (dental) Dental Plaque Index Caries prevalence 030206 dentistry medicine.disease Female France Periodontal Index business Dental fluorosis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Dental Research. 72:1581-1587 |
| ISSN: | 1544-0591 0022-0345 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00220345930720120901 |
| Popis: | The caries prevalence in a multi-stage probability sample of 18,786 children representative of all French children 6-15 years of age was studied in 1991 and compared with the results of a similar survey made in 1987. A significant decline in dental caries in France became evident. This decline, observed in primary as well as in permanent teeth, was of variable magnitude among the different age groups. At the age of 6, 48.6% of the children were totally caries-free in 1991. At the age of 12, the DMFT and DMFS indices were 2.59 and 4.72, respectively, representing a corresponding decrease of 38% and 37%. In 1991, more caries-affected teeth or surfaces were filled, whereas fewer caries-affected teeth or surfaces were untreated. Females and children living in rural areas had a higher caries prevalence in both surveys. Pit-and-fissure lesions were the predominant caries types. Dental fluorosis was very uncommon; 96.1% of the 18,786 children examined in 1991 were totally free of any such lesions. Average plaque and calculus indices were similar in 1987 and in 1991, but a decrease of 25% was observed in the average gingival indices. Although the relative contributions of various preventive factors to to this caries reduction are not clear, it should be noted that use of fluoridated salt (250 mg/kg KF) started in January, 1987. The sale of fluoridated dentifrices and the use of fluoride tablets and sugar substitutes increased during the period from 1987 to 1991. |
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