Caries prevalence among schoolchildren in Zagreb, Croatia.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate the prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs in schoolchildren aged 7-14 years from Zagreb.

Methods

Dental examinations based on the World Health Organization criteria were performed on 1168 children in the period 2009-2010. The teeth were clinically examined with standard dental instruments using visual-tactile method under standard dental light. We recorded the clinical indexes of decayed, missed, and filled teeth (DMFT and dmft; upper-case letters refer to permanent and lower-case letters to primary teeth) and decayed, missed, and filled surfaces (DMFS), as well as the significant caries index (SiC).

Results

The median DMFT and DMFS of all children were 3 and 4, respectively. The median DMFT and DMFS of 12-year-old children were 4 and 5, r

SUBMITTER: Dukic W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3243318 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature