title: [Prevalence and cause of dental loss in children and adolescents].
abstract: The author analyzes statistical data of examinations of the oral cavity and teeth and of sociological interviews of 739 schoolchildren of a Moscow school, carried out in March, 1997. Loss of teeth has been recorded; the data characterize the maxillodental status and dental health. Relationship between dental loss and such factors as sex, age, place of lost teeth (functional orientation in the maxilla and mandible), etc., has been established. The author emphasizes the need in regular check-ups of the oral cavity and teeth in various age groups of children and adolescents both in girls and boys and considers that both dentists and endocrinologists should take part in these check-ups.
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Antipenko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012426:Russia; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Rasprostranennost' i prichina utraty zybov u deteĭ i podrostkov.