Lalloo R, Myburgh N G, Hobdell M H
Oral Health Centre, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Int Dent J. 1999 Aug;49(4):196-202. doi: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.1999.tb00522.x.
A relationship between a population's level of socio-economic development and dental caries has often been assumed. Proxy measures such as sugar consumption have been used to reflect this. This study tests the hypothesis that there is a relationship between dental caries and the level of socio-economic development, using recent international data. It goes on to explore the implications of this relationship for the development of national oral health policies. Dental caries data was obtained from the WHO, Global Oral Epidemiology Data Bank for the period 1981-1996. Socio-economic data was obtained from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Countries were ranked according to the Human Development Index (HDI) and their GNP. The study confirms the existence of a relationship between dental caries and development. Caries is a good proxy measure for socio-economic development. Countries in the throes of socio-economic transition have the highest DMFT scores.
人们常常认为一个国家的社会经济发展水平与龋齿之间存在某种关联。诸如糖消费量等替代指标已被用来反映这种关联。本研究利用最新的国际数据，检验龋齿与社会经济发展水平之间存在关联这一假设。接着，本研究探讨了这种关联对国家口腔健康政策制定的影响。龋齿数据取自世界卫生组织1981 - 1996年全球口腔流行病学数据库。社会经济数据取自联合国开发计划署（UNDP）。各国根据人类发展指数（HDI）及其国民生产总值进行排名。该研究证实了龋齿与发展之间存在关联。龋齿是社会经济发展的一个良好替代指标。正处于社会经济转型阶段的国家的龋失补指数（DMFT）得分最高。
