Omar S M, Pitts N B
Department of Dental Health, University of Dundee, Dental School, Scotland, UK.
Community Dent Health. 1991 Dec;8(4):329-33.
There is relatively little information about the dental health of Libyan children, so this study was initiated to assess the level of oral hygiene and the gingival and periodontal status in children living in urban and rural parts of Libya. Two thousands and fifteen children aged 7-16 years were examined during 1987 using World Health Organization criteria. The oral hygiene was found to be good (mean oral hygiene index = 0.12); boys demonstrated significantly worse oral hygiene than girls (P less than 0.001). Overall, gingival inflammation was categorised as mild (mean gingival index = 0.05). Boys had more gingivitis than girls (P less than 0.001). Periodontal pockets of more than 3.5 mm were found in 4.1 per cent of 15-16-year-old children.
关于利比亚儿童牙齿健康的信息相对较少，因此开展了这项研究，以评估利比亚城乡儿童的口腔卫生水平以及牙龈和牙周状况。1987年，按照世界卫生组织的标准对2015名7至16岁的儿童进行了检查。结果发现口腔卫生状况良好（平均口腔卫生指数=0.12）；男孩的口腔卫生状况明显比女孩差（P<0.001）。总体而言，牙龈炎症被归类为轻度（平均牙龈指数=0.05）。男孩患牙龈炎的人数比女孩多（P<0.001）。在15至16岁的儿童中，4.1%的人牙周袋深度超过3.5毫米。
