Dental Caries Experience in the Deciduous Dentition of Rural Guatemalan Children Ages 6 Months to 7 Years
1976; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 55; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1177/00220345760550064501
ISSN1544-0591
AutoresPeter F. Infante, George M. Gillespie,
Tópico(s)Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
ResumoA study of 528 Guatemalan children indicated that caries prevalence in the deciduous dentition was twice as great as but in the permanent dentition was similar to that for US white children. This is a repeated observation for children of some preindustrial societies. Caries experience was significantly greater in boys. Until 4 years of age, caries attack was greater in the anterior segment of the oral cavity; linear enamel hypoplasia was a predisposing factor.
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