The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries and oral health practice of school children of 5-15 years of Bhaktapur, Nepal. Methods: Three hundred and forty school children were examined for decayed, missing and filled teeth. Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) in permanent teeth and decayed and filled teeth (dft) in primary teeth were calculated. Then the DMFT index...

The aims of this study were to evaluate possible relationships between trait anxiety, dental anxiety and the total number of decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) index of patients attending a dental school clinic. A sample of 558 patients was surveyed with the Turkish version of the Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory and Dental Anxiety Scale. DMFT index was calculated by clinical and radio...

The aim of this study was to determine the caries prevalence in urban and suburban Albanian schools. A large sample (n= 2617) of subjects, aged 7-15, was examined by a clinical observation without radiograms. The sample comprised 1257 males and 1360 females. For each subject an anamnestic questionnaire about feeding, fluoride, dentist attendance and familiar informations was obtained. Gender an...

The aim of this study was to describe and compare findings regarding the prevalence and severity of dental caries when using ICDAS and DMFT/dmft in an epidemiological study with children and their mothers. This cross-sectional study evaluated 150 preschoolers and their mothers. Data were collected with ICDAS and then transformed into DMFT/dmft. ICDAS scores related to caries were analyzed accor...

OBJECTIVE Determining dental caries' experience, prevalence and severity in students applying for degree courses at San Luis Potosi University (UASLP). MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out involving adolescents and young adults (16 to 25 years old) applying for undergraduate courses at UASLP (approximately 10 %, n=1 027). Two standardized examiners undertook dental exa...

The DMFT index, which represents caries experience as recommended by the World Health Organization (clinical examination without radiographs), was compared with a modified DMFT index with radiographs. The purpose was to evaluate how much the DMFT index underestimates the need for restorative care. A cohort of 376 young adults (eighteen to twenty years old) was examined from March 2003 to Decemb...

THE STUDY OF THE ASSOCIATION OF DECAY RISK WITH MALOCCLUSIONS IN MIXED DENTITION AT CHILDREN FROM NORTHEAST ROMANIA. A TRANSVERSAL RETROSPECTIVE STUDY (Abstract): Aim. The purpose of this study was to investigate if high values of DMFT/dmft indices constitute risk factors for installation in various types of malocclusions in mixed dentition. Material and Methods The study consisted of 600 study...

The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of caries in 7-12-year-old children from Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1989 and 1995. Systematic random samples were drawn from the population of children enrolled in public schools. The surveys were carried out by trained examiners using the DMFT index and WHO diagnostic criteria. There was an increase in the percentage of children free o...