[Caries prevalence among students in the city of Winterthur: comparison with the city of Zurich and 16 communities in the canton of Zurich].
The aim of the present survey was to assess the caries prevalence in schoolchildren of the city of Winterthur in the year 2002. A simple random sample of 1000 schoolchildren was drawn. 65% of the children participated in the standardized investigation. The mean DMFT-value (permanent dentition) in 12-year-olds was 1.0 and was on a low level in a European comparison. The mean dmft-value (deciduous dentition) in 7-year-olds was 2.0. From 1971 to 2002, DMFT-values decreased by about 80% in Winterthur. The dmft-values decreased by about 60%. The splitting by nationality revealed a high caries prevalence in schoolchildren from the former Yugoslavia and Albania. A multivariate analysis showed no significant differences in caries prevalence between the schoolchildren of the city of Winterthur and other communities of the canton of Zurich.
Menghini
Giorgio
G
Zentrum für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde, Universität Zürich, Postfach, Plattenstrasse 11, 8028 Zürich. menghini@zzmk.unizh.ch
Steiner
Marcel
M
Weber
Rahel
R
Marthaler
Thomas
T
Imfeld
Thomas
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000415:Albania / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000208:ethnology