title: Dental conditions in high school students, Sydney, 1972.
abstract: Dental examinations of 1,895 first year students of nine Sydney metropolitan State high schools were carried out in 1972. The schools were chosen from three socio-economic areas representing upper-middle, lower-middle, and working class groups. Minimal differences were shown in the prevalence of dental diseases, treatment needs, and dental practices between the upper-middle and lower-middle socio-economic groups. The working class group showed a higher prevalence of dental caries, gingivitis, and treatment needs and reported different dental health practices from the other groups.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003729:Dental Care; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014099:Toothbrushing