Fluor concentration in water and the rate of dental carries of the 3rd grade pupils at 5 primary schools in Bac Can province
- Author:
Nguyen Le Thanh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
dental carries
- MeSH:
Dental Caries;
Water;
Pupil
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;510(4):26-27
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study on total 3rd grade pupils at 5 primary schools in Bac Can province in school year 2001-2002. Results: the rate of dental carries of primary teeth was 64%, of permanent teeth was 12.3%, the decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) index was 2.1 in primary teeth and 0.18 in permanent teeth. There were 99.13% of water samples with low concentration of fluor, among them 98.26% of samples was lower than 0.5mg/L. All these rates and indexes were higher than national rates and indexes.
