School of Graduate Dentistry, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Faculty of Stomatology, Public Institution State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemitanu", Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
Int Dent J. 2018 Oct;68(5):344-347. doi: 10.1111/idj.12392. Epub 2018 Apr 25.
The aim of the present research was to evaluate the current caries experience of schoolchildren in the Republic of Moldova.
A pathfinder study was planned and executed according to the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. Caries experience was recorded in three large cities (the capital city and two other large cities) and four villages throughout the country. Within each site and age group, school clusters were randomly chosen. Three different age groups (6, 12 and 15 years) of schoolchildren were assessed.
Overall, 1,100 children were examined: 724 from cities and 376 from the villages. Among the study population, 408 (37.1%) were female and 692 (62.9%) were male, 380 were 6 years of age, 365 were 12 years and 355 were 15 years. The prevalence of caries experience [decayed, missing and filled scores of > 1 for primary (dmft) and secondary (DMFT) teeth] was 87.4% (dmft score = 3.9 ± 3.0) for 6-year-old participants, 77.53% (DMFT score = 2.7 ± 2.3) for 12-year-old participants and 86.2% (DMFT score = 3.7 ± 2.9) for 15-year-old participants. For the 12-year group, a higher proportion of caries-free children were detected in urban areas than in rural areas (25.5% vs. 15.5%, P = 0.003). We found more caries-free participants among 12-year-olds than among 15-year-olds (22.5% vs. 13.8%, P = 0.004).
These WHO key index age groups may be inserted into the global oral health databank and provide a 'pathfinder' baseline for formulating and conducting future public oral health programmes in the Republic of Moldova, with an emphasis on children in rural locations.
本研究旨在评估摩尔多瓦共和国学龄儿童的当前龋齿患病情况。
根据世界卫生组织（WHO）的建议，我们计划并执行了一项初步研究。在全国四个城市（首都和另外两个大城市）和四个村庄中记录龋齿患病情况。在每个地点和年龄组中，我们随机选择学校群体。评估了三个不同年龄组（6 岁、12 岁和 15 岁）的学龄儿童。
共有 1100 名儿童接受了检查：城市 724 人，农村 376 人。在研究人群中，408 名（37.1%）为女性，692 名（62.9%）为男性，380 名 6 岁，365 名 12 岁，355 名 15 岁。龋齿患病情况（乳牙 dmft 和恒牙 DMFT 的> 1 分）的患病率为 6 岁组参与者的 87.4%（dmft 评分=3.9±3.0），12 岁组参与者的 77.53%（DMFT 评分=2.7±2.3）和 15 岁组参与者的 86.2%（DMFT 评分=3.7±2.9）。对于 12 岁组，城市地区无龋齿儿童的比例高于农村地区（25.5%比 15.5%，P=0.003）。我们发现 12 岁组无龋齿参与者多于 15 岁组（22.5%比 13.8%，P=0.004）。
这些 WHO 关键指标年龄组可以被纳入全球口腔健康数据库，为制定和开展摩尔多瓦共和国未来的公共口腔健康计划提供一个“初步”基线，重点关注农村地区的儿童。
