title: The prevalence and surface distribution of caries among schoolchildren in Ankara, Turkey according to their dental health behaviors.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. ozlemt@gazi.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tulunoğlu
authors.forename: Tezer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ulusu
authors.forename: Elgin Erdemli
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Işik
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tezkirecioğlu
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Genç
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D014100:Toothpastes; D005459:Fluorides