Dental Caries Prevalence of Twelve Year Olds in Puerto Rico

Overview

Journal Community Dent Health

Specialties Dentistry
Public Health

Date 2003 Aug 28

PMID 12940308

Citations 10

Authors

Augusto R Elias-Boneta

Kathleen Crespo Kebler

Carmen C Gierbolini

Carlos E Toro Vizcarrondo

Walter J Psoter

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the prevalence of dental caries amongst twelve-year old Puerto Ricans.

Design: Population-based, cross-sectional study.

Setting: Public and private schools in the 11 health regions of Puerto Rico.

Subjects: A probabilistic sample of 12-year old school attendees in Puerto Rico.

Method: One thousand four hundred and thirty-five subjects were evaluated following NIDCR criteria and methodology for DMFS and DMFT indicators from a population of approximately 70,000 12-year olds during April through December 1997.

Results: The overall mean DMFS was 6.5 (SE 0.38) and ranged from 9.2 in the Central Region to 5.3 in the Metropolitan and West Regions. The mean DMFT was 3.8 (SE 0.18). The decayed component comprised 42% of the DMFS; caries prevalence for the population was 81%.

Conclusion: The mean DMFS for twelve year olds is higher than the mean DMFS of 4.2 to 4.7, reported for 12 to 17 years olds in the USA. Dental caries is a highly prevalent disease amongst 12-year olds in Puerto Rico.

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