title: [Caries prevalence, caries experience, caries increment and caries risk in apprentices of 16-18 years].
abstract: Yearly cross-sectional studies from 1985 to 1990 of 16-18 years old apprentices indicate a constant high caries prevalence of about 10 DMF/T. The yearly caries increment is also high like it is documented by longitudinal investigations of 152 apprentices, and it depends from the caries experience in the past. Only 9-17% of the youngsters had a yearly caries increment of greater than or equal to 3 D/T. Individual caries risk requires individual preventive dental services.
authors.affiliation: Kreispoliklinik Mühlhausen.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kosa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Kariesverbreitung, Kariesbefall, Karieszuwachs und Kariesrisiko bei 16- bis 18jährigen Jugendlichen.