title: Caries prevalence in 6-, 11- and 14-year-old children in the Cyclades Islands, Greece.
abstract: Following the World Health Organization criteria, a total of 1,604 out of 3,225 children aged 6, 11 and 14 years living on the 20 islands of the Cyclades complex were examined. Recordings showed that in the 6-year-old children, the mean dmft index was 2.21 (SD=3.00) with 46% caries free. In the 11-year-old children, the DMFT averaged 1.39 (SD=1.78) with 46% caries free. In the 14-year-old children, the mean DMFT was 2.62 (SD=2.83) with 32% caries free. Statistically significant differences were found in the DMFT of the 11- and 14-year-old subjects living in naturally water fluoridated and non-fluoridated areas. According to these data, it appears that the first two WHO targets for the year 2000 are almost fulfilled.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry and Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chatzistavrou
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Makris
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Topitsoglou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors