Barrow Su-yan L, Xionan Xue, LeGeros Alessandra R, Mijares Dindo Q, LeGeros Racquel Z, Galvis Diana L, Snead M, Tavares Mary, Cruz Gustavo D
Department of Dental Hygiene, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, USA.
Dent Clin North Am. 2003 Jan;47(1):57-65, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/s0011-8532(02)00054-x.
According to available limited epidemiology studies, the prevalence of oral disease is much greater in American minorities (Blacks, Hisoanics, Asians, Native Americans) than in the majority population. The purpose of this article is to describe the oral health status and current treatment needs of a group of African-American (AA) adults in New York City. The convenience sample consisted of 951 AA adults (M = 662, F = 289) recruited through community- or faith-based institutions, and the in-house screening conducted by the Research Center for Minority Oral Health in dedicated dental clinics at the New York University College of Dentistry. The age of participants ranged from 18 to 64 years, (mean age 42, SD = 11.04). Calibrated examiners performed the clinical examinations utilizing National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) diagnostic criteria. The DMFT, DMFS, DFS, and %D/DFS indices were obtained and results indicated the following. For the 18 to 34 age group (n = 246), the mean DMFT was 8.83, the mean DMFS was 21.36, the mean DFS was 12.10, and the mean %D/DFS was 30. For the 35 to 49 age group (n = 523), the mean DMFT was 14.03, the mean DMFS was 48.21, the mean DFS was 18.76, and the mean %D/DFS was 29. For the 50 to 64 age group (n = 182), the mean DMFT was 15.38, the mean DMFS was 64.48, the mean DFS was 17.98, and the mean %D/DFS was 29. For all age groups, the findings indicated a high prevalence of dental decay and greater number of filled surfaces compared with the United States national surveys.
根据现有的有限流行病学研究，美国少数族裔（黑人、西班牙裔、亚裔、美国原住民）的口腔疾病患病率远高于多数人口。本文旨在描述纽约市一组非裔美国成年人的口腔健康状况及当前的治疗需求。便利样本包括通过社区或宗教机构招募的951名非裔美国成年人（男性662名，女性289名），以及由纽约大学牙科学院少数族裔口腔健康研究中心在专门的牙科诊所进行的内部筛查。参与者年龄在18至64岁之间（平均年龄42岁，标准差=11.04）。经过校准的检查人员依据美国国立牙科和颅面研究所（NIDCR）的诊断标准进行临床检查。获取了DMFT、DMFS、DFS和%D/DFS指数，结果如下。对于18至34岁年龄组（n = 246），平均DMFT为8.83，平均DMFS为21.36，平均DFS为12.10，平均%D/DFS为30。对于35至49岁年龄组（n = 523），平均DMFT为14.03，平均DMFS为48.21，平均DFS为18.76，平均%D/DFS为29。对于50至64岁年龄组（n = 182），平均DMFT为15.38，平均DMFS为64.48，平均DFS为17.98，平均%D/DFS为29。对于所有年龄组，研究结果表明与美国全国调查相比，龋齿患病率较高，且补过的牙面数量更多。
