title: Dental caries, malocclusion and fractured incisors in children from a pastoral community in Kenya.
abstract: The prevalence of dental caries, malocclusion and fractured incisors was investigated in 245 children from a pastoral community in Kenya. Forty-eight per cent of them were found to be caries-free. The overall mean DMFT was 1.9 (s.d. 2.7). Among those with caries, the mean DMFT was 3.0 (s.d. 2.0). Fifty-eight per cent of the children had malocclusion. Overall, 84% of the sample had Angle's Class I, 11% Class II and 5% Class III molar relation. The prevalence of fractured incisors was 15%. Most of the fractures were in the maxilla and involved enamel only. Minimal treatment had been carried out on the children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ng'ang'a
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Karongo
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chindia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valderhaug
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000009:adverse effects; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates