title: [Dental caries in 5-year-old children in Yunnan in 1995].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the deciduous tooth caries experience of 5-year-old children in Yunnan province.
  
  
  METHODS
  Random samples of 5 year-old children from three cities and three counties of Yunnan were surveyed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The caries incidence of 5-year-old children in Yunnan is 75.75%. The mean dmft is 4.44. The filling rate is only 6.57%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The deciduous tooth caries incidence of 5-year-old children is high in Yunnan. There are two factors to be considered: 1. The dental health care education to the parents and teachers should be enforced. 2. In order to get the earlier diagnosis and treatment, regular examination and prevention method should be conducted.
authors.affiliation: Dental Department, Yunnan Red Cross Hospital.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous