al-Khateeb T L, Darwish S K, Bastawi A E, O'Mullane D M
King Abdulaziz University, Medical School Dental Unit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Community Dent Health. 1990 Jun;7(2):165-71.
Children aged 6, 12 and 15 years were examined for dental caries in three cities in Saudi Arabia, with varying levels of naturally occurring fluoride in the drinking water; Jeddah (less than 0.3 ppm), Rabagh (0.8 ppm) and Mecca (2.5 ppm). For each age group, caries levels were considerably higher in Jeddah than in Rabagh or Mecca. Occlusal surfaces were most frequently affected. Children attending public schools experienced a considerably higher caries prevalence than those attending private schools. All age groups had high levels of untreated dental decay. Preliminary results indicate that residents of Mecca exercise unacceptable levels of dental fluorosis.
对沙特阿拉伯三个城市中6岁、12岁和15岁的儿童进行了龋齿检查，这三个城市饮用水中天然氟化物含量不同；吉达（低于0.3 ppm）、拉巴赫（0.8 ppm）和麦加（2.5 ppm）。对于每个年龄组，吉达的龋齿水平明显高于拉巴赫或麦加。咬合面受影响最为频繁。就读公立学校的儿童龋齿患病率明显高于就读私立学校的儿童。所有年龄组未经治疗的龋齿水平都很高。初步结果表明，麦加居民的氟斑牙水平达到了不可接受的程度。
