title: [Trends in dental caries among five- and seven-year-old school children in The Hague. Is the caries prevalence among the young changing?].
abstract: Starting in 1969 cohort examinations on schoolchildren are carried out in the city of The Hague. In 1989 the periodical examinations were continued. Compared to 1984, five-year-old children of low and medium SES had in 1989 significantly higher d3mfs values, mainly due to a marked increase in decayed surface per child; a significant increase in caries experience of the deciduous dentition amongst seven-year-olds of low social level was found. A further reduction of D3MFS values for seven-year-old children of low and medium SES could be observed in 1989 compared to 1984. Compared to children of Dutch origin, children of ethnic minorities (Turkey and Marokko) had a significantly higher caries experience.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Truin
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Konig
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Plasschaert
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009018:Morocco / Q000208:ethnology; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012923:Social Class; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology
vernacular_title: Tandcaries bij vijf- en zevenjarige Haagse schoolkinderen. Verandert de tot nu toe dalende cariesprevalentie bij de jeugd?