Dental caries: Experience in relation to wasting and stunted growth among schoolboys in Abha, Saudi Arabia
Dental caries: Experience in relation to wasting and stunted growth among schoolboys in Abha, Saudi Arabia
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DOI：
10.5144/0256-4947.2000.360
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发表时间：
2000-09-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
El-Sebaiei, M
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作者：
Abolfotouh, MA;Hassan, KH;El-Sebaiei, M
背景资料：本研究的目的是评估在沙特西南部地区的一个城市的沙特男生的牙齿健康状况，并调查龋齿与浪费和发育不良growth.Patients和方法：一个两阶段的分层随机抽样的959名男生代表的6至13岁的学校人口在阿布哈进行牙科检查。使用WHO标准，确定龋齿，缺失和填充的牙齿，并通过龋齿和填充的乳牙（dft）和龋齿，缺失和填充的恒牙（DMFT）流行病学指数确定每个年龄组的龋齿患病率。结果：无龋儿童的总患病率为14.6%。6岁、9岁和12岁时的dft均值分别为6.53、3.97和1.07（P
Background: The aim of this study was to assess the dental health status of Saudi schoolboys in an urban city in the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia, and to investigate the association of dental caries with wasting and stunted growth.Patients and Methods: A two-stage stratified random sample of 959 schoolboys representative of the 6 to 13 year-old school population in Abha were subjected to dental examination. Using the WHO criteria, decayed, missing and filled teeth were determined, and the prevalence of caries for each age group was determined by means of decayed and filled primary teeth (dft), and decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth (DMFT) epidemiological indices. The children were also subjected to weight and height measurements and their values were compared with the local growth standards.Results: The total prevalence of caries-free children was 14.6%. The mean dft values at ages 6, 9 and 12 years were 6.53, 3.97 and 1.07, respectively (P