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KMID : 0358920010280020300
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pedodontics
2001 Volume.28 No. 2 p.300 ~ p.309
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A survey on the caries prevalence of preschool children in a small a small city
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Park Chang-Hyun
Jeong Tae-Sung
Kim Shin
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the caries prevalence and caries pattern of preschool children in a small city. Six hundred twenty four kindergarten children in Milyang city were examined for their caries experience of individual teeth and surfaces by dmf index.
The obtained results were as follows.
1. The rate of children with carless experience(dmft rate) in primary teeth was 74.0% in 3-year-o1ds, 83.8% in 4-year-olds, and 90.6% in 5-year-olds. The mean number of decayed, missed, and filled primary teeth(dmft index) was 3.47 in 3-year-olds, 5.41 in 4-year-olds, and 6.01 in 5-year-olds.
2. The caries prevalence of children in this study was higher than those of other researches in past and in other cities.
3. The caries-experienced teeth in order in 5-year-olds were as follows mandibular 2nd primary molar mandibular 1st primary molar maxillary 2nd primary molar, maxillary primary central incisor and maxillary 1st primary molar.
4. The pattern of dental canes development was different between the incisors and molars. The prevalent tour face of caries was proximal surface in primary incisors, but occlusal surface in primary molars.
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KEYWORD
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Caries prevalence, Caries pattern, dmf index, Preschool children, Small city
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