title: Comparison of the severity of caries attack in permanent first molars in Iraqi and Sudanese schoolchildren.
abstract: Severity of caries attack of the permanent first molars was investigated on two population groups of Arabian origin, namely 1617 Iraqi and 725 Sudanese primary schoolchildren ranging in age from 6 to 12 years. The results showed a higher DMF rate in the Iraqis in all the age groups studied, reaching a maximum of 83% at age 11, whereas the maximum level was 60% in Sudanese children at age 10.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013397:Sudan; D014099:Toothbrushing