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Dental caries in South African white children aged 1–5 years
Author(s) -
CleatonJones P.,
Richardson B. D.,
McInnes P. M.,
Fatti L. P.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1978.tb01125.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , white (mutation) , age groups , fluoride , orthodontics , demography , inorganic chemistry , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology , gene
The dentitions of 499 white preschoolchildren aged 1–5 years from a low fluoride area were examined with mirror and probe. The dmft values ranged from 1.0 ± 2.0 at 1 year of age to 5.1 ± 4.5 at 5 years of age while the overall mean for the group was 3.7 ± 4.1. “Rampant” caries prevalence varied according to the definition used. It is suggested that for epidemiologic studies rampant caries should be defined as a dmft. value of 5 or more and that labial caries should be regarded as a specific entity.