title: [Factors influencing dental caries in school children in a city with fluoridated water].
abstract: In a joint study by the school health and the school dental health service 4386 children were examined and their nutritional habits recorded. Analysis shows that mainly the consumption of sweets between regular meals and insufficient dental hygiene are responsible for the presence of caries. While health education for dental hygiene is presently given at school nutrition education is still a neglected subject.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002638:Chewing Gum / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000009:adverse effects; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D005457:Fluoridation; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000592:standards; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000502:physiology; D012571:School Dentistry; D013557:Switzerland; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D002638:Chewing Gum; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D014867:Water
vernacular_title: Faktoren, die in einer mit fluoridiertem Trinkwasser versorgten Stadt den Kariesbefall bei Schulkindern beeinflussen.