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.
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.
Authors: Andrea Lopez-Cepero; Roxana Torres; Augusto Elias; Milagros C Rosal; Cristina Palacios Journal: Int J Vitam Nutr Res Date: 2016-07-20 Impact factor: 1.784
Authors: Augusto R Elias-Boneta; Karol Ramirez; Sona Rivas-Tumanyan; Margarita Murillo; Milagros J Toro Journal: BMC Oral Health Date: 2018-01-19 Impact factor: 2.757
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