Attwood D, Blinkhorn A S, MacMillan A S
Dental Department, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow.
J Int Assoc Dent Child. 1990 Dec;20(2):50-3.
In 1984, Greater Glasgow Health Board commissioned a study of 5-year-old children to provide information for the planning of dental services. The study revealed high levels of caries prevalence in these children. As a preventive dental care programme has been introduced for pre-school children, a new investigation was undertaken in 1987 to assess whether there had been any improvement in caries prevalence in 5-year-olds. The study also compared caries prevalence in children from good and deprived socio-economic areas. Comparison of mean scores for all children in 1984 and 1987 showed reductions in dmft components with a 17% fall in mean dmft. However, when examined by socioeconomic group, significant differences in caries levels were noted. While there has been an improvement in dental health in 5-year-old children, the dental health divide between children from good and deprived areas has widened over time.
1984年，大格拉斯哥健康委员会委托开展了一项针对5岁儿童的研究，以便为牙科服务规划提供信息。该研究揭示了这些儿童中龋齿患病率很高。由于已为学龄前儿童推出了预防性牙科护理计划，1987年又进行了一项新调查，以评估5岁儿童的龋齿患病率是否有任何改善。该研究还比较了来自良好和贫困社会经济地区儿童的龋齿患病率。对1984年和1987年所有儿童的平均得分进行比较，结果显示dmft各组成部分有所下降，平均dmft下降了17%。然而，按社会经济群体进行检查时，发现龋齿水平存在显著差异。虽然5岁儿童的牙齿健康状况有所改善，但随着时间的推移，来自良好地区和贫困地区儿童之间的牙齿健康差距却在扩大。
