Dental caries and dental treatment in the primary dentition in an industrialized South African community |
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| Authors: | S D L Williams P E Cleaton-Jones B D Richardson C Smith |
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| Institution: | MRC/University of the Witwatersrand, Dental Research Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa;National Research Institute for Nutritional Diseases, MRC, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | This paper reports an examination of dental caries in the primary dentition of 2-5-yr-old white children in an industrialized South African city, in 1981 and 1983. There was a decrease in dental caries prevalence over the 2-yr period accompanied by an increase in dental treatment in 3-5-yr-olds. Treatment, however, remains low. Socioeconomic status had a varying effect on the trends, but in general there was a greater reduction in dental caries in the lower socioeconomic areas. |
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| Keywords: | dental caries epidemiology dental |
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