title: Periodontal treatment needs in populations of high- and low-fluoride areas of Morocco.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the periodontal status and treatment needs, using the CPITN index, in a population aged 7 to 60 years residing in the fluorosis area of Khouribga and the non-fluorosis area of Beni-Mellal, Morocco. A total of 2378 subjects was studied. In the youngest age groups, more subjects and sextants from Khouribga than from Beni-Mellal were free of periodontal diseases. Conversely, in Beni-Mellal, subjects in the youngest age groups presented a higher mean number of sextants with calculus than those from Khouribga. In combining the 2 areas, 1.3% of the 2319 dentate subjects examined needed no treatment and 98.7% needed at least oral hygiene instructions (TN1). The present study, based on the CPITN index, demonstrated in both areas a high prevalence of gingivitis, and a relatively low prevalence of deep pocketing, occurring on the average in less than half a sextant in the total populations.
authors.affiliation: Unité INSERM U 157, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Haikel
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Turlot
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Cahen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D012534:Dental Scaling; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis*; D009050:Fluorosis, Dental; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010512:Periodontal Index; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D005459:Fluorides