title: [Epidemiological study of the oro-dental status of the children of the Alsace and the Franche-Comté].
abstract: Within a national epidemiological study conducted in France by the 16 Faculties of Dentistry, 946 school-children aged 6 to 15 years were randomly selected and examined in East of France. The Dental Faculty of Strasbourg studied the following departments: Doubs, Jura, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Territoire de Belfort. Twenty per cent of the 12 year old children had a DMFT of 0, whereas by the age of 15 this percentage felt to 7%. The mean DMFT and DMFS of the 12 year old children were respectively of 4.6 and 8.7. The mean plaque index varied from 1.2 to 1.5 for all age groups. The mean calculus index increased progressively with age from 0.1 to 0.6. The mean gingival index was almost constant until the age of 8 (0.6 to 0.8). It reached 1.2 at 9 and remained unchanged until 15.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherches (Unité INSERM U157), Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Obry-Musset
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Cahen
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Turlot
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010512:Periodontal Index; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D014505:Urban Population
vernacular_title: Etude épidémiologique de l'état bucco-dentaire des enfants d'Alsace et de Franche-Comté.