title: [Epidemiological survey of the prevalence of dental caries in young thalassemia major patients].
abstract: 47 patients with thalassemia major treated with blood transfusions were studied by the authors. The aim was to carry out an investigation on caries incidence. From the data collected in this investigation it was found that 90% of males and 66% of females showed caries, then there was a difference in percentage of caries between males and females. On the other hand the dmf and the DMF index showed quite the same values in males and in females.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Catania.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leonardi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verzì
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caltabiano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Indagine epidemiologica sulla prevalenza della carie dentale in giovani soggetti affetti da talassemia major.