Ekman A, Holm A K
Department of Pedodontics, University of Umeå, Sweden.
Swed Dent J. 1988;12(6):233-40.
The aim was to investigate whether the observed difference in dental health between Finnish immigrant children and Swedish children at ages 4-6 persisted at the age of eight. The study also included knowledge of dental health and dental health behaviour. Dmft, dmfs, DMFT, DMFS and GBI were recorded in 70 Finnish and 97 Swedish children included in an earlier study. The children were interviewed about toothbrushing frequency, use of fluoride and dietary habits. Questions about knowledge of dental health were included. Dmfs and DFS averaged 13.1 and 3.8 for the Finnish children and 8.9 and 2.6 for the Swedish. Only 19% of the Finnish and 28% of the Swedish children had cariesfree permanent teeth. The mean GBI was 7.9% in the Finnish and 5.9% in the Swedish group. More Finnish children had bad or poor dietary habits, with more frequent between-meal eating of sucrose containing products than the Swedish children. There were no statistically significant differences in the use of fluorides or in individual prophylaxis within the last 36 months.
目的是调查芬兰移民儿童与瑞典儿童在4至6岁时观察到的牙齿健康差异在8岁时是否依然存在。该研究还包括牙齿健康知识和牙齿健康行为。在一项早期研究纳入的70名芬兰儿童和97名瑞典儿童中记录了乳牙龋失补牙面数（dmft）、乳牙龋失补牙数（dmfs）、恒牙龋失补牙面数（DMFT）、恒牙龋失补牙数（DMFS）和牙龈指数（GBI）。就刷牙频率、氟化物使用情况和饮食习惯对这些儿童进行了访谈。还包括有关牙齿健康知识的问题。芬兰儿童的dmfs和DFS平均值分别为13.1和3.8，瑞典儿童分别为8.9和2.6。只有19%的芬兰儿童和28%的瑞典儿童恒牙无龋。芬兰组的平均牙龈指数为7.9%，瑞典组为5.9%。与瑞典儿童相比，更多的芬兰儿童有不良或较差的饮食习惯，更频繁地在两餐之间食用含蔗糖产品。在过去36个月内，氟化物使用情况或个体预防措施方面没有统计学上的显著差异。
