Mahfouz Maen, Abu Esaid Albina
Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Dental College, Arab American University, P.O. Box 240, Jenin, Palestine.
Int Sch Res Notices. 2014 Oct 1;2014:785404. doi: 10.1155/2014/785404. eCollection 2014.
Objective. To measure the distribution of dental caries in a group of Palestinian adolescents. Material and Methods. A sample of 677 individuals of both sexes (411 were females and 266 were males) their ages ranged from 12 to 15 year old randomly selected from schools in northern west bank in Palestine. Clinical examination was performed on all the subjects focusing on the index DMFT, representing the number of teeth that were either decayed, missing or with extraction indicated, or restored. Results. The prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition was 54.35% and was the highest in 15 age 75.75% in comparison to the other ages (12, 13, and 14) (40.57%, 41.76%, and 60.47%), respectively. The mean DMFT for the sample was 5.39 ± 2.85525 while the mean DMFT for different age groups (12-15) was 5.52 ± 2.766, 5.58 ± 2.745, 5.23 ± 3.304, and 5.23 ± 2.606, respectively. The prevalence of dental caries was higher in females with DMFT 5.39 ± 2.854 than males with DMFT 5.26 ± 2.891. Conclusion. High prevalent dental caries was found among Palestinian adolescents and higher in females than males. Strict preventive programs should be implemented. Further research with large samples required to include all adolescents from Palestine.
目的。测量一组巴勒斯坦青少年的龋齿分布情况。材料与方法。从巴勒斯坦约旦河西岸北部的学校中随机抽取677名年龄在12至15岁之间的男女个体样本（其中411名女性，266名男性）。对所有受试者进行临床检查，重点关注DMFT指数，该指数代表龋坏、缺失或需要拔除或已修复的牙齿数量。结果。恒牙列龋齿患病率为54.35%，其中15岁组最高，为75.75%，而其他年龄组（12岁、13岁和14岁）分别为40.57%、41.76%和60.47%。样本的平均DMFT为5.39±2.85525，而不同年龄组（12 - 15岁）的平均DMFT分别为5.52±2.766、5.58±2.745、5.23±3.304和5.23±2.606。女性的龋齿患病率（DMFT为5.39±2.854）高于男性（DMFT为5.26±2.891）。结论。在巴勒斯坦青少年中发现龋齿患病率较高，且女性高于男性。应实施严格的预防项目。需要进一步进行大样本研究以纳入所有巴勒斯坦青少年。
