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标题：Estimate of DMFT index using teeth most affected by dental caries in twelve-year-old children
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作者：Stela Márcia Pereira ; Elaine Pereira da Silva Tagliaferro ; Karine Laura Cortellazzi 等
期刊名称：Revista de Saúde Pública
印刷版ISSN：0034-8910
出版年度：2009
卷号：43
期号：1
页码：179-182
语种：English
出版社：Universidade de São Paulo
摘要：The objective of the study was to develop regression models to describe the epidemiological profi le of dental caries in 12-year-old children in an area of low prevalence of caries. Two distinct random probabilistic samples of schoolchildren (n=1,763) attending public and private schools in Piracicaba, Southeastern Brazil, were studied. Regression models were estimated as a function of the most affected teeth using data collected in 2005 and were validated using a 2001 database. The mean (SD) DMFT index was 1.7 (2.08) in 2001 and the regression equations estimated a DMFT index of 1.67 (1.98), which corresponds to 98.2% of the DMFT index in 2001. The study provided detailed data on the caries profi le in 12-year-old children by using an updated analytical approach. Regression models can be an accurate and feasible method that can provide valuable information for the planning and evaluation of oral health services.
其他摘要：The objective of the study was to develop regression models to describe the epidemiological profi le of dental caries in 12-year-old children in an area of low prevalence of caries. Two distinct random probabilistic samples of schoolchildren (n=1,763) attending public and private schools in Piracicaba, Southeastern Brazil, were studied. Regression models were estimated as a function of the most affected teeth using data collected in 2005 and were validated using a 2001 database. The mean (SD) DMFT index was 1.7 (2.08) in 2001 and the regression equations estimated a DMFT index of 1.67 (1.98), which corresponds to 98.2% of the DMFT index in 2001. The study provided detailed data on the caries profi le in 12-year-old children by using an updated analytical approach. Regression models can be an accurate and feasible method that can provide valuable information for the planning and evaluation of oral health services.
关键词：Child; Dental Caries; DMF Index; Oral Health.
其他关键词：Child; Dental Caries; DMF Index; Oral Health.