title: [Caries prevalence, degree of cure, and oral hygiene in preschool children. 2. Improvement in oral health from 1983-1985].
abstract: 341 children, age 3 to 6, were examined for caries prevalence and oral hygiene in kindergardens in Göttingen. 59% of subjects had healthy natural dentitions, the DFS was 2.3, which was 40% lower than in a comparable study two years before. Oral health had improved differently in the various institutions. The mean DSF was between 1 and 5.1. Only 20% of teeth with caries lesions had an intact filling.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pieper
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Simaitis
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Kariesbefall, Sanierungsgrad und Mundhygiene bei Kindern im Vorschulalter. 1. Mitteilung: Verbesserung der Mundgesundheit in den Jahren 1983 bis 1985.