Open AccessDo the more caries in early primary dentition indicate the more caries in permanent dentition? Results of a 5-years follow-up study in rural-district
Author(s) -
Çoruh Türksel Dülgergil,
Hakan Çolak
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.109364
Subject(s) - dentition , dentistry , medicine , molar , permanent dentition , deciduous dentition , permanent teeth , incidence (geometry) , orthodontics , physics , optics
In the deprived communities with high caries incidence, determination of high-risk children in early age is a valuable tool to apply the individual and/or community-level preventive measures. The purpose of this 5-years follow-up study was to examine the relationship between early caries occurrence on primary incisors and the future caries occurrence on both first permanent molars and all permanent dentition in the children living in rural Turkey.