Dental health in a group of Swedish 8-year-olds followed since the age of 3.

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.

• 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)

Chemical References

• Fluorides

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