Amaratunge A
Odontostomatol Trop. 1989 Mar;12(1):14-6.
The main etiological factors and the pattern of distribution of rampant caries in a sample of children in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) are presented. Inadequate oral hygiene and prolonged breast or bottle feeding at will were found to be main causative factors. The study sample showed many decayed teeth with pulpal involvement making the treatment procedures more complicated.
本文介绍了巴布亚新几内亚莫尔斯比港儿童样本中猖獗性龋齿的主要病因及分布模式。研究发现，口腔卫生不良以及随意延长母乳喂养或奶瓶喂养时间是主要致病因素。该研究样本显示，许多患龋牙齿已累及牙髓，这使得治疗过程更加复杂。
