A caries preventive programme for Robertson school children--baseline data.

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dc.contributor.authorLouw A.J.
dc.contributor.authorCarstens I.L.
dc.contributor.authorHartshorne J.E.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:58:05Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:58:05Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.description.abstractThis study describes the baseline caries experience of a cohort school children in the Robertson area who were selected to take part in a longterm school-based preventive programme. On the whole baseline DMFT values for the various age groups did not differ significantly except for the 13-year-olds at Vergesig who had significantly higher values than those obtained at the other two schools. The D-component predominated with a moderate M-component and no filled teeth. The teeth at risk for the respective age groups did not differ significantly between the schools. The frequency of caries experience decreased from the molars to the central incisors except for the canines which were least vulnerable. The DMFT values were high and warrant the search for the most suitable preventive measures to facilitate reduction towards the WHO goal of 3 for 12-year-olds by the year 2000.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationThe Journal of the Dental Association of South Africa = Die Tydskrif van die Tandheelkundige Vereniging van Suid-Afrika
dc.identifier.citation46
dc.identifier.citation9
dc.identifier.issn118516
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10767
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectdental caries
dc.subjectethnology
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthealth survey
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmethodology
dc.subjectpreventive dentistry
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectDental Caries
dc.subjectDental Health Surveys
dc.subjectDMF Index
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPreventive Dentistry
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.titleA caries preventive programme for Robertson school children--baseline data.
dc.typeArticle
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