Study on periodontal disease status in primary education pupils in Hanoi city
- Author:
Le Ngoc Tuyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
periodontal disease
- MeSH:
Pupil;
Epidemiology;
Periodontal Diseases
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;472(2):5-7
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
At Ly Thuong Kiet primary school in Hanoi, in 42 school children aged from 8-11 years old, an odonto-stomatology investigation was performed. Results showed that: tooth caries were usually detected in almost subjects with an equal incidence in boys and girls. Milk teeth caries had got high incidence in an average of 2.6 caries for each subject. This incidence was lower for permanent teeth – average 0.5 for each. The results found an significant improvement of odonto-stomatological health in comparing with the last second investigation at national level.
