[Dental caries in school children in The Hague. A comparison of the research results of 1993 with those from 1989].
Starting in 1969, periodic cross-sectional examinations of schoolchildren have been carried out in the city of The Hague. The results of 1993 show that since 1989 no further change in the caries prevalence of the deciduous and permanent dentition has taken place in 5- and 7-year-old children of Dutch origin. Between 1989 and 1993 a marked DMFS reduction amongst Dutch 11-year-olds was found. Compared to 1981 and 1989 a further reduction of dfs and DMFS values for 7-year-old children of ethnic minorities (Turkey and Morocco) could be observed in 1993. Between 1989 and 1993 a significant caries decrease was found among 11-year-old children from Turkey and Morocco.
Truin
G J
GJ
Vakgroep Cariologie en Endodontologie, Katholieke Universiteit te Nijmegen.
König
K G
KG
Bronkhorst
E M
EM
Mulder
J
J
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D009018:Morocco / Q000208:ethnology; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data