TY - JOUR
T1 - Dental caries, visible plaque, and gingival bleeding in Young adult danes in alternative dental programs
AU - Schwarz, Eli
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgemenrs.-Dr. Jette Bilk’s assistance in the calibration exercise before the field survey is gratefully acknowledged. Thanks are due to Drs. Per Guldbzk and Lars Johansen, who as dental students endured long hours of recording during the field survey. Mr. Niels Nielsen is thanked for his extensive assistance with the data reduction. The assistance of the WHO Oral Health Unit, Geneva, in supplying the then rare periodontal probes for the survey is gratefully acknowledged. The study was supported by the Danish Medical Research Council, grant 12-7222.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - From 16 to 19 years of age three groups of young adults received alternative dental programs on termination of the Public Child Dental Health Service (PCDHS) in different municipalities: public group, n = 386; mixed group, n = 161; and private group, n = 261. Dental caries status at the start of the study was assessed from the standard PCDHS records, and caries, plaque, and gingivitis were examined in an epidemiologic survey at the end. Caries experience at 16 years was 11.6 DMFS, highest in the mixed group and increased in all groups during the study. Initial placement in caries severity zones did not change. Visible plaque index (VPI) and gingival bleeding index (GBI) showed that plaque and gingival bleeding were present in most subjects, but rather few surfaces were affected. Association between gingival bleeding and non-use of dental services was found. Overall, it is concluded that none of the alternative programs differed from each other in having measurable effects on the oral health status.
AB - From 16 to 19 years of age three groups of young adults received alternative dental programs on termination of the Public Child Dental Health Service (PCDHS) in different municipalities: public group, n = 386; mixed group, n = 161; and private group, n = 261. Dental caries status at the start of the study was assessed from the standard PCDHS records, and caries, plaque, and gingivitis were examined in an epidemiologic survey at the end. Caries experience at 16 years was 11.6 DMFS, highest in the mixed group and increased in all groups during the study. Initial placement in caries severity zones did not change. Visible plaque index (VPI) and gingival bleeding index (GBI) showed that plaque and gingival bleeding were present in most subjects, but rather few surfaces were affected. Association between gingival bleeding and non-use of dental services was found. Overall, it is concluded that none of the alternative programs differed from each other in having measurable effects on the oral health status.
KW - Dental care
KW - Dental health services
KW - Periodontal diseases
KW - Public health dentistry
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U2 - 10.3109/00016358909007695
DO - 10.3109/00016358909007695
M3 - Article
C2 - 2756819
AN - SCOPUS:0024678622
SN - 0001-6357
VL - 47
SP - 149
EP - 158
JO - Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
IS - 3
ER -