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Dental caries, gingival health and malocclusion in 12‐year‐old urban Black schoolchildren from Soweto, Johannesburg
Author(s) -
Hirschowitz A. S.,
Rashid S. A. A.,
CleatonJones P. E.
Publication year - 1981
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.1600-0528.1981.tb01035.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , malocclusion , ethnic group , oral health , periodontal disease , orthodontics , sociology , anthropology
The oral health of 402 12‐year‐old Black schoolchildren was studied. Dental caries was seen in 65.6%, but 58.2% had a DMFT of less than 6, while the mean DMFT was 2.3. Few teeth were missing or filled, the majority being decayed. No significant association was found between DMFT and sex, ethnic group or father's occupation. Periodontal disease was seen in 40.3% and malocclusions were rare, being present in only 11.1%.