[Epidemiological survey of oral status of 7, 12 and 15-year old Cape Verde school children].
A representative sample of 614 schoolchildren of Cape Verde Islands, 7, 12 and 15 years old, was randomly selected. The dental caries prevalence was determined in each age group using the dmft and DMFT indices. The mean DMFT index increased from 2.38 at age 7 to 4.5 at age 15 years. The percentage of children with caries free permanent teeth decreased from 74.5% to 10.4% between 7 and 15 years of age.
Thebault
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Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire de Rennes, 35000.
Delattre
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JP
Resmond-Richard
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D000293:Adolescent; D000354:Africa, Western / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Enquete epidemiologique sur l'etat bucco-dentaire des enfants scolarises ages de 7, 12 et 15 ans au Cap-Vert.