title: [Dental caries in adults, 35 to 44 years, Iaşi county].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence and severity of dental caries in Iaşi adults aged 35 to 44.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted in urban and rural area of Iaşi. A total of 928 people were examined. The World Health Organization's caries criteria were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Caries prevalence was 66.7% and the mean DMF-T index was 10.30. Significant statistical differences in dental caries prevalence were found according to sex, province and urbanization, family income.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The worst results were observed in the group of lower income and rural area, indicating a need for the implementation of social policies that address these populations aiming and diminishing the differences in the health-disease process indicators.
authors.affiliation: Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Disciplina de Dentistică Comunitară, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie "Gr.T. Popa" Iaşi.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murariu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dănilă
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hanganu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data