Mulligan Roseann, Seirawan Hazam, Faust Sharon, Barzaga Conrado
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2011 May;22(2):648-62. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0063.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the disease of dental caries among a population of poor, migrant, minority children in Los Angeles County.
The study team developed an instrument to be completed by parents about their children's determinants of oral health, and adapted the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) protocol for conducting clinical examinations. The target groups were 2-5, 6-8 and 14-16 year-old children. Subjects were selected from public schools and early childhood programs.
The study recruited 2,313 children and found that 73% of all children had untreated caries (29% of them had white spot lesions only), 53% had fillings or crowns, and 81% needed dental care.
This is the most comprehensive study of oral health among disadvantaged children of Los Angeles County. The study documented an epidemic of dental caries in the County, the oral health profiles of disadvantaged children, and prepared for the design of appropriate intervention programs.
本研究旨在调查洛杉矶县贫困、流动、少数族裔儿童群体中的龋齿疾病情况。
研究团队开发了一份由家长填写的关于其子女口腔健康决定因素的调查问卷，并采用了州和地区牙科主任协会（ASTDD）的临床检查方案。目标群体为2至5岁、6至8岁和14至16岁的儿童。研究对象从公立学校和幼儿项目中选取。
该研究招募了2313名儿童，发现所有儿童中有73%患有未经治疗的龋齿（其中29%仅有白斑病变），53%有补牙或戴牙冠的情况，81%需要牙科护理。
这是对洛杉矶县弱势儿童口腔健康最全面的研究。该研究记录了该县的龋齿流行情况、弱势儿童的口腔健康状况，并为设计适当的干预项目做好了准备。
