A study on the epidemiology of permanent tooth caries in juvenile group in Anhui province.
- Author:
Yong JIANG
1
;
Li ZHANG
;
Yu-chun YAN
;
Xiao-lan HAN
;
Hong-ying WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Child; China; epidemiology; Dental Caries; epidemiology; prevention & control; Female; Humans; Male; Prevalence; Sampling Studies
- From: Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2005;40(5):420-422
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo survey the prevalence of dental caries and the needs for dental treatment in Anhui province.
METHODSThe survey of prevalence of dental caries in group aged 12 and 15 years in Anhui province was conducted using the non-proportional, stratified, cluster sampling method.
RESULTSDMFT in 12-year and 15-year group was 0.58 and 0.95 respectively, and permanent tooth caries prevalence rate was 30.78% and 39.78% respectively, lower than that of same age of other 11 provinces in mainland China (P < 0.01). The constituent ratio of DMFT was 90.51% (D), 2.48% (M), 7.01% (F) in 12-year group and 86.78% (D), 4.30% (M), 8.92% (F) in 15-year group.
CONCLUSIONSWhen we controlled dental caries in 19.98% 12-years crowd and 22.8% 15-years crowd of Anhui province, we will had controlled the occurrence of 80% caries too in group aged 12 and 15 years.
