title: Dento-facial morphology and caries experience: an epidemiological study.
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the association between occurrence of enamel focal demineralization (EFD) lesions and caries on the smooth surfaces of permanent teeth and some parameters concerning dentofacial morphology in different age groups of Finnish children. Altogether 587 children aged 7, 9 and 12 years living in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland were examined clinically and some parameters of dento-facial morphology were measured. Of the dento-facial morphological parameters, the size of the gonial angle seemed to be associated with caries indicators. The possible predictive value of dento-facial morphology for caries should be confirmed by longitudinal study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Roentgenology and Forensic Odontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kolmakow
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Honkala
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puranen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sainio
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002508:Cephalometry; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D017001:Tooth Demineralization / Q000209:etiology*; D014505:Urban Population