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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
PREVALENCE AND INTENSITY OF DENTAL CARIES IN RELATION TO SEX AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AMONG TANTA PREPARATORY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
PREVALENCE AND INTENSITY OF DENTAL CARIES IN RELATION TO SEX AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AMONG TANTA PREPARATORY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : During: the past few years a dramatic reduction in dental caries level has occurred. The most importanl reason for this improvement has been suggested to be the introduction of tluoride into the oral environment. However, up till now the situation of dental caries in developing'.::ountries, where economic development has occurred, is not yet clear. The present work was planned and carried out according to WHO pathfinder survey methodology 11.)97 in Tanta city from 2001-2002 to determine the' prevalenc'e and severity of dental caries in Tanla preparatory and secondary school children and their rel,ltion to sex anu type of school as a ueterminant of socio-economic status. This study 'was conuucted on 4300 school children (2054 boys and 2246 girls) using the index ages of 12 and 15 ye'lrs. The totalnulllher of schools included in this work was 20 schools, ten schools were selected rand( lmiy from e,!st and west uistrict. The current findings revealed a very low caries experience among the 12 and the 15 ye,ir-old age groups,where the mean DMIT was 0.42 and 0.53, with a percentage of caries-free children of 720/0 and 63% respectively. A higher caries experience was detected· among females than males at 12 and J 5 years old (mean DMIT of 0.48 and 0.60 vs 0.36 and 0.43 respectively). A significantly lower caries experience \\';\s detected among the 12 and 15 year- olds e!Holled in private schools than those in public schools (DMfT 0.39 and 0.51 vs 0.44 an? 0.55 respectivelyl. The present findings emphasis the importance of maintaining the very low caries level de'iected in this survey through national health educational programc and special oral hygiene progremmes in all schools. 
ISSN : 0 
Journal Name : Egyptian dental journal 
Volume : 49 
Issue Number : 1 
Publishing Year : 2003 AH
2003 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Wednesday, January 2, 2008 

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حاتم أمينamin, Hatem InvestigatorDoctoratehmohammed@kau.edu.sa

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