title: Oral conditions in a population of young adults in Strasbourg.
abstract: The oral conditions of 1,993 young adults, 16-30 years old, constituting a statistically representative random sample of the population of Strasbourg, were studied. Plaque, calculus, and gingival indices were determined as well as DMFT and DMFS caries indices. All these indices showed a highly statistically significant linear correlation with age. Sex had a significant influence on caries indices but not on plaque, calculus, or gingival indices. Socioprofessional conditions had a very significant influence on caries and gingival indices but not much on plaque index and not at all on calculus index.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004245:DMF Index; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000453:epidemiology; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D005881:Gingiva; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D010512:Periodontal Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors