Caries prevalence of preschoolchildren in Baja, Hungary in 1955 and 1975
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- 1 June 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Vol. 5 (3) , 136-139
Abstract
In 1975 caries epidemiologic investigations were performed in 1017 preschoolchildren of Baja, aged 3-6 yr. The data were analyzed and compared with those of 620 preschoolchildren of the same city in 1955. A mean increase of 10.9% of the caries frequency (percentage of examinees with caries), and a mean increase of 43.5% of the caries intensity (DMFT [decayed, missing, filled teeth] count per examinee) could be observed in spite of a better vitamin D prophylaxis. The possible cariogenic role of the increased sugar consumption (37.5 kg from 24.4 kg/ individual during 20 yr) is discussed.Keywords
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