[Dental state of 6 year old children in the region of Lódź for the year 2005].
An epidemiological study was carried out in the region of Lódź amongst 6-year old children which did not showed decrease in dental caries for the year 2005.


OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of carries, caries severity measured by the DMF index for secondary teeth and dmf index for primary teeth among 6-year old children in the region of Lódź for the year 2005.


METHODS
121 children aged 6 were randomly selected and examined, of which 60 children were from a town and 61 from a village respectively. The methodology was based on clinical examination according to WHO standards. The prevalence of carries, DMF and dmf index was calculated in the region of Lódź.


RESULTS
The studies indicated that the prevalence of caries was 83.5% for 6-year old children in the region of Lódź. 16.5% children were caries free. Mean dmf in primary teeth was 5.37. No significant sex-dependent differences in the index values were found. DMF was 0.19 among 6-year-old children. There were significant sex- or localization-dependent differences in the index values. 83.5% 6-year-old children had permanent dentition.


CONCLUSIONS
Intensity and prevalence of caries for 6 year old children in Lódź and surrounds is not satisfactory and the goal proposed by the WHO for 2010 for 6-year-old children will be not achieved in our region.
Rybarczyk-Townsend
Ewa
E
Katedry i Zakładu Stomatologii Wieku Rozwojowego UM w Lodzi. ewalodz@wp.pl
Lubowiedzka
Beata
B
Wochna-Sobańska
Magdalena
M
D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014944:World Health Organization