Verrips G H, Frencken J E, Kalsbeek H, Filedt Kok-Weimar T L
Department of Community Dental Health and Epidemiology, TNO Institute of Preventive Health Care, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Community Dent Health. 1993 Mar;10(1):41-8.
This investigation was first, to assess the oral health of 11-year-old children in four ethnic groups in Amsterdam; second, to assess their dental behaviour and third, to identify potential determinants of frequency of toothbrushing. Representative samples of 97 Surinamese, 209 Moroccan, 128 Turkish and 102 Dutch children were examined orally and asked to complete a questionnaire. Results showed that Turkish and Moroccan children had higher mean DMFT and DMFS scores than the Surinamese and the Dutch children. The mean plaque scores in the Turkish and Moroccan children were higher than those in the other two groups. Large differences in frequency of toothbrushing were found between the four ethnic groups, the Surinamese and Dutch children claimed to be the more regular brushers. Logistic regression analysis showed that the frequency of toothbrushing was related to the children's attitude towards toothbrushing and not to parental influence.
本次调查的目的，其一，评估阿姆斯特丹四个种族11岁儿童的口腔健康状况；其二，评估他们的牙齿护理行为；其三，确定刷牙频率的潜在决定因素。对97名苏里南裔、209名摩洛哥裔、128名土耳其裔和102名荷兰裔儿童的代表性样本进行了口腔检查，并要求他们填写一份问卷。结果显示，土耳其裔和摩洛哥裔儿童的平均龋失补牙面数（DMFT）和龋失补牙面总和（DMFS）得分高于苏里南裔和荷兰裔儿童。土耳其裔和摩洛哥裔儿童的平均菌斑得分高于其他两组。四个种族之间在刷牙频率上存在很大差异，苏里南裔和荷兰裔儿童声称刷牙更规律。逻辑回归分析表明，刷牙频率与儿童对刷牙的态度有关，而与父母的影响无关。
