Williams S A, Summers R M, Ahmed I A, Prendergast M J
Leeds Dental Institute, UK.
Community Dent Health. 1996 Sep;13(3):150-6.
Several studies have reported high levels of caries experience among young Muslim Asian children, but there has been little corresponding information on adult dental health or related health behaviours. This paper presents the results of a questionnaire together with clinical oral findings among first generation Bangladeshi women aged over 25 years. The majority chewed betel quid with tobacco, were of rural origin, used traditional oral hygiene practices and had never visited a dentist. Of the 247 examined, only one was edentulous. A very low level of caries experience was recorded, a mean DFT score of 1.87 at 25-34 years of age, with an average of 1.05 missing teeth. Coronal caries experience was found to be independent of oral hygiene methods, including the use of fluoride toothpaste, or the frequency of betel quid chewing. It was concluded that Bangladeshi adult women have considerably lower levels of caries experience and tooth loss than United Kingdom adults as represented in recent national surveys.
多项研究报告称，年轻的亚洲穆斯林儿童龋齿发病率很高，但关于成年人口腔健康或相关健康行为的相应信息却很少。本文介绍了一项针对25岁以上第一代孟加拉国女性的问卷调查结果以及临床口腔检查结果。大多数人咀嚼含烟草的槟榔，来自农村，采用传统口腔卫生习惯，且从未看过牙医。在接受检查的247人中，只有一人无牙。龋齿发病率很低，25至34岁年龄段的平均龋失补牙数（DFT）得分为1.87，平均缺牙数为1.05颗。发现冠龋发病率与口腔卫生方法无关，包括使用含氟牙膏或咀嚼槟榔的频率。得出的结论是，与近期全国调查所代表的英国成年人相比，孟加拉国成年女性的龋齿发病率和牙齿缺失率要低得多。
