Dental health of 14-year-old children in St. Ouen, France and Salford, England.
Fourteen-year-old children in two schools, 82 in St Ouen, France and 133 in Salford, England were examined to compare their dental health. The mean DMFT in St Ouen was 4.83 and in Salford 5.49. This difference was not significant. However, St Ouen children had significantly fewer fillings with a mean of 1.16 compared with 1.95 in Salford (P < 0.05). Eighty-two per cent of the Salford children said that they had visited the dentist in the past year compared with 54 per cent of the St Ouen children (P < 0.001). Significantly more Salford children considered that regular visits to the dentist were very/fairly important for preventing dental caries and periodontal disease.
Community Dental Service, Salford Health Authority, UK.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004245:DMF Index; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires