Pandit K, Kannan A T, Sarna A, Aggarwal K
Int J Epidemiol. 1986 Dec;15(4):581-3. doi: 10.1093/ije/15.4.581.
A study was conducted in four primary schools of Mehrauli block of rural Delhi. Four hundred and fifty eight primary school children of both sexes in the age group of 5-14+ were medically examined in daylight using a mouth mirror and probe. The children came from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Presence of clinical caries was recorded by naked eye examination. Dental caries prevalence was 33.19% and DMF index was 0.52. Teeth cleaning habits of the school children in terms of regularity and associated caries prevalence was also noted. The 'Regular' teeth cleaning group showed significantly less caries prevalence while 'Not Regular' and 'Never Cleaning' groups had higher caries prevalence. Since childhood is such an impressionable age all students were made aware of the need for proper oral hygiene to minimize the incidence of caries among them.
在德里农村梅赫拉uli街区的四所小学进行了一项研究。对458名年龄在5至14岁以上的男女小学生在日光下使用口镜和探针进行了医学检查。这些儿童来自社会经济背景较低的家庭。通过肉眼检查记录临床龋齿的存在情况。龋齿患病率为33.19%，龋失补指数为0.52。还记录了小学生刷牙习惯的规律性及其与龋齿患病率的关系。“经常”刷牙组的龋齿患病率明显较低，而“不经常”和“从不刷牙”组的龋齿患病率较高。由于儿童时期是一个极易受影响的年龄段，因此让所有学生都意识到保持良好口腔卫生以尽量减少龋齿发病率的必要性。
