Abstract |
A study was made of the dental health of a group of 8-year-old children studied earlier as 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds, including examination of caries, gingivitis and occlusion, as well as certain data on oral habits and fluoride prophylaxis. Caries was found in 92% of the children. The mean DMFS-value was 3.1 and the mean defs-value 8.8. A statistically significant correlation was demonstrated between caries indices at 3 and 8 years of age in the group as a whole. Children with a defs-value higher than the mean defs-value at the age of 3, had a higher mean DMFS-value at the age of 8 than the rest of the group. Sagittal relationships remained largely unchanged between 3 and 8 years of age, while the number of children with an anterior open bite decreased from 51% to 4% during the same time, probably due to a decrease in sucking habits.
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Authors | A K Holm |
Journal | Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
(Community Dent Oral Epidemiol)
Vol. 6
Issue 2
Pg. 71-7
(Mar 1978)
ISSN: 0301-5661 [Print] Denmark |
PMID | 275020
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DMF Index
- Dental Caries
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Dental Occlusion
- Female
- Fluorides
(therapeutic use)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gingivitis
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Humans
- Male
- Oral Health
- Oral Hygiene
- Sweden
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