Intra-oral distribution and impact of caries experience among South Australian school children

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dc.contributor.authorSlade, G.
dc.contributor.authorSpencer, A.
dc.contributor.authorDavies, M.
dc.contributor.authorBurrow, D.
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description.abstractThis report describes the intra-oral distribution of caries and frequency of reported toothache using data from 9690 South Australian children aged 5-15 years. School dental therapists and dentists recorded dmfs and DMFS data and a questionnaire to parents sought information about toothache and its impact. There were higher levels of caries experience in deciduous teeth (mean 6-year-old dmfs = 2.61) compared with permanent teeth (mean 12-year-old DMFS = 1.15). In the deciduous dentition: between 11.4 per cent (9-year-olds) and 37.7 per cent (5-year-olds) of total dmfs was present as untreated decay; between 39.1 per cent (7-year-olds) and 42.8 per cent (10-year-olds) occurred on interproximal surfaces; and between 2.0 per cent (10-year-olds) and 27.8 per cent (5-year-olds) occurred in anterior teeth. In the permanent dentition, the majority of permanent caries experience occurred as fillings in pits and fissures of first molars and involved a single surface. Between 11.8 per cent (5-year-olds) and 31.8 per cent (12-year-olds) of children had a reported history of toothache, although the figure exceeded 50 per cent among children with all three forms of pit/fissure, interproximal and smooth-surface caries experience. The observed pattern of caries provides the basis for continued use of fissure sealants as a preventive measure among school children.
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Dental Journal, 1996; 41(5):343-350
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb03144.x
dc.identifier.issn0045-0421
dc.identifier.issn1834-7819
dc.identifier.orcidSpencer, A. [0000-0002-3462-7456]
dc.identifier.orcidDavies, M. [0000-0002-5809-7541] [0000-0003-1526-0801]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/1447
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWILEY
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb03144.x
dc.subjectTooth
dc.subjectMolar
dc.subjectTooth, Deciduous
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectDental Caries
dc.subjectDental Fissures
dc.subjectToothache
dc.subjectPit and Fissure Sealants
dc.subjectDMF Index
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectLongitudinal Studies
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectChild Behavior
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectSleep
dc.subjectSchools, Dental
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChild, Preschool
dc.subjectSouth Australia
dc.titleIntra-oral distribution and impact of caries experience among South Australian school children
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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