title: Dental caries experience among the elderly population in South East local government area in Ibadan, Nigeria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the caries experience of the elderly people in South East Local Government Area (S.E.L.G.A) in Ibadan.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomly selected sample of 690 elderly people from 23 wards in S.E.L.G.A were examined by two trained and calibrated examiners according to WHO criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Majority of them (85.5%) had no caries experience. Their mean DMFT was 0.46. More teeth in the mandible (160) than the maxilla were affected by caries or treated for caries. Their MNI was 25.5% and RI was 21%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The elderly in S.E.L.G.A have low caries experience and very high-unmet dental health needs.
authors.affiliation: Dept of preventive dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Taiwo
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Onyeaso
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Kolude
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ibiyemi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000453:epidemiology