Ismail A I, Burt B A, Brunelle J A
J Dent Res. 1987 Jun;66(6):1183-8. doi: 10.1177/00220345870660061801.
The Southwestern portion of the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) was conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in 1982 and 1983. The survey population was Mexican-Americans residing in five Southwestern states. This report presents data on the prevalence of total tooth loss, dental caries, and periodontal diseases in 3860 Mexican-American adults aged from 18 to 74. Results show that 4.3% of this group was edentulous. Among the dentate, Mexican-Americans had lower overall DMF scores but higher numbers of untreated decayed teeth than did residents of the same region seen in the NHANES I survey in 1971-1974. Caries of the smooth surfaces in both posterior and anterior teeth was more pronounced in the older than in the younger age groups. Mexican-Americans had more gingivitis but fewer periodontal pockets than did the general population in the Western states during NHANES I. The caries pattern in the Mexican-Americans suggests that caries among adults may remain a problem in the future, with the possibility of increased involvement with the aging, although modest, of smooth tooth surfaces.
西班牙裔健康与营养检查调查（HHANES）的西南部地区调查由国家卫生统计中心（NCHS）于1982年和1983年开展。调查对象是居住在西南部五个州的墨西哥裔美国人。本报告呈现了3860名年龄在18至74岁的墨西哥裔美国成年人的全口无牙、龋齿和牙周疾病患病率数据。结果显示，该群体中有4.3%的人无牙。在有牙的人群中，墨西哥裔美国人的总体龋失补牙面（DMF）得分较低，但未治疗的龋齿数量比1971 - 1974年第一次美国国家健康和营养检查调查（NHANES I）中该地区的居民要多。无论是后牙还是前牙，光滑面龋齿在老年人群体中比年轻人群体中更为明显。在NHANES I期间，墨西哥裔美国人的牙龈炎更多，但牙周袋比西部各州的普通人群要少。墨西哥裔美国人的龋齿模式表明，成年人龋齿在未来可能仍然是一个问题，随着年龄增长，尽管程度较轻，但光滑牙面受累的可能性会增加。
