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Oral health status of the Lengua Indians of Paraguay
Author(s) -
Kieser Julius A.,
Preston Charles B.
Publication year - 1984
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.1600-0528.1984.tb01481.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oral health , oral hygiene , demography , dental health , dentistry , sociology
The dental and oral health status of 202 Lengua Indians of Paraguay was determined using DMT, Russell's PI and the Greene & Vermillion OHIS. Caries experience in young Lenguas was shown to be positively associated with exposure to Western culture. Mean DMT increased from 8.36 for 15–19 yr‐olds to 9.44 in 20–24 yr‐olds. For the 25–29 yr age group the DMT was 9.10 whilst 30–34 yr‐olds had a mean DMT of 8.67. The mean DMT of 9.64 for 35–40 yr‐olds increased to 9.84 for the over 40 age group. Oral hygiene and periodontal status were found to be similar to those reported in other Chaco Indian groups.