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Schill, H.* ; Wölfle, U.C.* ; Hickel, R.* ; Krämer, N.* ; Standl, M. ; Heinrich, J. ; Kühnisch, J.*

Distribution and polarization of caries in adolescent populations.

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 18:4878 (2021)
Verlagsversion DOI PMC
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The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of adolescents with severe caries to analyze the prevalence of caries and to visualize the unequal distribution. Data from three epidemiological studies (10-and 15-year-olds: GINIplus and LISA cohorts in Munich, Bavaria; 12-year-olds: LAGZ survey in Bavaria, Germany) with 2875 adolescents were available for analysis. All individuals were examined according to the WHO standard. Statistics included the calculation of mean dmft/DMFT values (standard deviation), Significant Caries Index (SiC) values, Specific Affected Caries Index (SaC) values, and Lorenz curves. Overall caries-free status was 58.6% in primary and 83.9% in secondary teeth (10-year-olds), 61.5% (12-year-olds), and 64.6% (15-year-olds). The proportion of 12-and 15-year-olds with at least four DMFTs was 9.4% and 8.3%, respectively. In addition, eight 15-year-olds with DMFT values ≥8 (0.6%) were registered. The SaC/SiC values amounted to 1.8/0.9 DMFT (10-year-olds), 2.6/2.8 DMFT (12-year-olds), and 2.5/2.5 DMFT (15-year-olds). The mean DMFT values in the upper 1% of subjects were 4.2 DMFT (10-year-olds), 8.5 DMFT (12-year-olds), and 8.5 DMFT (15-year-olds). Thus, caries is not equally distributed throughout adolescence, but individuals with severe caries are rare. Nevertheless, further interdisciplinary research seems to be needed to clarify potential risk factors.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
Schlagwörter Caries ; Caries Polarization ; Distribution Pattern ; Epidemiology ; Prevalence; Oral-health; Dental-caries; Early-childhood; Children; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Quality; Burden; Goals
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1661-7827
e-ISSN 1660-4601
Zeitschrift International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Quellenangaben Band: 18, Heft: 9, Seiten: , Artikelnummer: 4878 Supplement: ,
Verlag MDPI
Verlagsort Basel, Switzerland
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
Förderungen Bavarian Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
Bavarian Workgroup for Oral Health (LAGZ)
German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
Federal Ministry for Education, Science, Research and Technology and Helmholtz Zentrum Munich