Caries experience among preschool children from two areas in Romania (original) (raw)

2003

Abstract

Aim: Previous studies have shown differences between urban and rural areas concerning dental health. Our purpose was to compare caries experience among preschool children from two areas in Romania: an urban area and a rural one. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted upon 235 children aged between 3 and 7 years - 129 from an urban area (mean age 5.43 ± 0.18 years) and 106 from a rural area (mean age 5.90 ± 0.20 years). Examination was performed according to the WHO criteria (1987). Mean values and confidence intervals were calculated for caries prevalence (Ip), dmft/s indices and their components for the entire sample and for the 5-yearold subjects using Microsoft Excel (t=1.96). Statistical significance of differences between the two areas was assessed by using the t-Student test (p=0.05). Results: 1) For the entire sample: a) in the urban area Ip=72.87% ± 4.23%; dmft=4.18 ± 0.72; dmfs=8.20 ± 1.87; in the rural area Ip=92.46% ± 2.90%; dmft= 7.03 ± 0.83; dmfs=14...

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