The oral health status of Omani 12-year-olds–a national survey |
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| Authors: | M Al-lsmaily A AI-Khussaiby I G Chestnutt K W Stephen A AI-Riyami M Abbas M Knight |
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| Institution: | Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman, Mina-Al-Fahal, Muscat, Oman and;University of Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This study reports the first ever national oral health survey of Omani 12-year-olds. Conducted in October 1993, of the 3,435 children examined, 1,438 (41.9%) were caries-free, although regional variations ranged from 24.8% to 61.9%. Overall, the national DMFT averaged 1.53, the majority of caries experienced being in the form of untreated decay, with occlusal surfaces of first permanent molars being the most commonly involved site. Oral hygiene was poor, only 11% of those examined being scored as plaque-free. |
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| Keywords: | dental caries epidemiology developing countries children Oman |
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