title: Knowledge, practices and dental health among rural Tanzania children.
abstract: 399 rural Tanzanian standard two pupils with a mean age of 10.9 years were dentally examined and interviewed. DMFS and defs were 0.7 and 0.5 respectively; gingival bleeding was present in 44% of the sites. Daily habits of the majority appeared satisfactory. Eight percent of the children displayed half of the caries amount.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Normark
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Mosha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004037:Diet, Cariogenic; D005260:Female; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010512:Periodontal Index; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology