Caries trends 1996-2002 among 6- and 12-year-old children and erosive wear prevalence among 12-year-old children in The Hague.
In 2002 a dental survey amongst 6- and 12-year-old schoolchildren (n = 832) in The Hague was carried out. The caries findings were compared with findings from earlier studies in The Hague. Caries prevalence (% of caries-free children) and caries experience (mean dmfs scores) among 6-year-old children had not changed significantly in the period 1996-2002. However, a significant increase of caries-free 12-year-old children of low socio-economic status was found in the period 1996-2002. The proportions of caries-free 12-year-old Dutch, Turkish and Moroccan children of low socio-economic status were 88, 69 and 78%, respectively, in 2002. The average DMFT score of 12-year-olds reached a minimum of 0.2. In 2002, 24% of the 12-year-olds exhibited signs of erosion, indicating that the presence of erosive wear was high among youngsters in The Hague.
Truin
G J
GJ
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry and Pedodontology, UMC St. Radboud, University of Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, NL-6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. g.truin@dent.umcn.nl
van Rijkom
H M
HM
Mulder
J
J
van't Hof
M A
MA
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D009018:Morocco / Q000208:ethnology; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology