Gugushe T S, Rossouw L M, de Vries J
Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Medical University of Southern Africa, Medunsa.
J Dent Assoc S Afr. 1993 Sep;48(9):510-2.
An investigation on the periodontal disease profile and its treatment implications was conducted on a sample of 12-year-old Swazi schoolchildren of the Kingdom of Swaziland using the CPITN index. Only 1.9 per cent of the pupils in the sample were free of periodontal disease and 64.5 per cent had calculus. There was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in the frequency of calculus accumulation between rural and urban pupils. The mean number of sextants with bleeding and calculus was 4.9 and 2.0 respectively while 98.1 per cent of the pupils required TN1 and 65.4 per cent TN2. It would appear that calculus accumulation occurs at a relatively early age amongst children in Swaziland. Moderately trained dental auxiliaries should constitute the backbone of the primary oral health care service in Swaziland.
使用社区牙周指数（CPITN），对斯威士兰王国12岁的斯威士兰学童样本进行了牙周疾病概况及其治疗意义的调查。样本中只有1.9%的学生没有牙周疾病，64.5%有牙结石。农村和城市学生牙结石积累频率存在显著差异（p<0.05）。有出血和牙结石的牙面平均数量分别为4.9和2.0，而98.1%的学生需要TN1治疗，65.4%需要TN2治疗。看来在斯威士兰，牙结石积累在儿童相对较早的年龄就会出现。训练有素的牙科辅助人员应成为斯威士兰初级口腔保健服务的骨干力量。
