The prevalence and surface distribution of caries among schoolchildren in Ankara, Turkey according to their dental health behaviors.
The aim of this study was to classify children according to their oral hygiene behaviors at the elementary school, and to evaluate the effects of oral health behaviors on caries prevalence, and to calculate the number of carious teeth and the surface distribution of caries in school children during a 2-year follow-up period. Results shows that even in the presence of the acquisition of appropriate oral hygiene behavior during preschool period, dental professionals and educational system should supported oral health motivation in primary school.
Tulunoğlu
Ozlem
O
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. ozlemt@gazi.edu.tr
Ulusu
Tezer
T
Işik
Elgin Erdemli
EE
Tezkirecioğlu
Melih
M
Genç
Yasemin
Y
D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005457:Fluoridation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015438:Health Behavior; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D015995:Prevalence; D012923:Social Class; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D014100:Toothpastes; D005459:Fluorides