In. Kuzmina et al., DENTAL-CARIES AMONG CHILDREN FROM SOLNTSEVSKY - A DISTRICT IN MOSCOW,1993, Community dentistry and oral epidemiology, 23(5), 1995, pp. 266-270
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Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine","Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
In order to provide a baseline for planning a caries preventive progra
m for children in a district in Moscow, samples of 6-, 8-, 10-, 12-, a
nd 14-yr-old children were examined. The initial examination included
recording of plaque on selected surfaces using a classification from 0
to 2 (thick plaque). After supervised toothbrushing, the children wer
e examined for caries. Each tooth surface was examined and classified
in progressive stages of caries involving opaque enamel lesions, incre
asing stages of cavity formation, fillings with and without caries and
extractions due to caries. Gingival status in selected locations was
classified from 0 to 2 (severe inflammation). More than 2/3 of the chi
ldren had surfaces covered with thick plaque (score 2). Gingivitis was
observed in one or more places in 2/3 of the children. Caries experie
nce in the primary dentition was high, and low to moderate in the perm
anent dentition. However, the average number of surfaces with deep den
tin cavitation, indicating pulpal involvement in 14-yr-olds, was 1.7.
Caries on primary molar teeth accounted for about 80% of the accumulat
ed caries experience among the 8-yr-olds. Caries on permanent first mo
lars accounted for about 70% of the accumulated caries experience amon
g the 14-yr-olds. The occlusal surface on permanent first molars was t
he most prone to caries in the permanent dentition.