Relationship between gingival health and dental caries in children aged 7-12 years.
J Oral Sci
; 42(3): 151-5, 2000 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between gingival health and dental caries in elementary school children in Japan. The subjects were 474 children aged 7 to 12 years who attended dental check-ups at an elementary school. The Oral Rating Index for Children, which consists of five categories (+2, +1, 0, -1, -2), was used to rate the findings of the gingival health examination. The dental examination was performed using the WHO caries diagnostic criteria for DMFT. Children were divided into three groups a healthier group (H-group) made up of those scoring +2 (excellent) or +1 (good), an equivocal group (E-group) made up of those scoring 0, and a gingival less-healthy group (L-group) made up of those scoring -2 (very poor) or -1 (poor). Overall percentages for the H-group, E-group and L-group were 48.3%, 21.5% and 30.2%, respectively. The number in the L-group increased with increasing age. The mean scores of the DT and DMFT in the H-group were significantly lower than those in the L-group (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively). The results suggest that oral hygiene instruction should be given to children in order to motivate self-care, not only to avoid dental caries but also to prevent gingivitis.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cárie Dentária
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Doenças da Gengiva
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Oral Sci
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão