[Caries and malocclusions. A statistical-epidemiological study performed on 5399 children between 3 and 10 years old in the schools of Bari].
BACKGROUND
The high incidence of decay and malocclusion is an undiscussed fact now. What is the relation between this incidence and sanitary-social standards is to define still. The aim of this survey was to evaluate the incidence of decay and malocclusions in relation to different sanitary-social standards.


METHODS
The authors carried out an epidemiological-statistical study upon the incidence of decay and malocclusions on 5399 children whose age ranged from 3 to 10. The subjects belonged to some quarters of Bari: Palese, Santo Spirito, San Paolo e Poggiofranco. Some forms were filled in for any subject upon which data on oral health, oral hygiene and occlusal disorders were annotated. Then some groups was divided on subject's age and origin was created.


RESULTS
The incidence of decay and malocclusions resulted extremely high in all considered groups. The examination of data showed a clanger gap about the oral hygienic standards between first three quarters, formed into A group, and Poggiofranco, in the last's favour.


CONCLUSIONS
Students and their parents showed a serious sub-estimation of the importance of oral health. An increase of quality and number of information on oral health is indispensable for many examination children and their respective parents.
Anelli
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Montaruli
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009909:Oral Health; D015995:Prevalence
Carie e malocclusioni. Indagine statistico-epidemiologica effettuata su 5399 bambini di età compresa fra i 3 e i 10 anni in alcune scuole del barese.