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Title: | Oral health status of 16-year-old school children in Malaysia | Authors: | Nik-Hussein, Nik Noriah Muttalib, Khairiyah Abdul Junid, Nooral Zeila Othman, Wan Mohamed Nasir Wan Abang, Ahmad |
Keywords: | Dental care; Malaysian; Oral health; School children | Issue Date: | 2004 | Publisher: | Singapore Dent J . | Source: | Nik-Hussein NN, Abdul Muttalib K, Junid NZ, Wan MN, Abang A. Oral health status of 16-year-old school children in Malaysia. Singapore Dent J. 2004 Dec;26(1):30-8. | Journal: | Singapore Dental Journal | Abstract: | The aim of the present study was to determine the oral health status of 16-year-old Malaysian school children. The prevalence of caries was 75.5%. More than 60% of subjects had caries experience by teeth (DMFT) scores of 0-3. The largest component of the DMFT and caries experience by surface index was the filled component. Females had higher caries prevalence and caries scores than males. The mouth and tooth prevalences of enamel defects were 56% and 21.8%, respectively. The most common type of enamel defects observed were diffuse opacities, affecting 95.5% of affected subjects and 92.1% of affected teeth. One-third of subjects had healthy gingival conditions, 8.6% had bleeding gingivae, 55.1% had calculus and 3% had pockets. Less than 1% of subjects wore or required dentures. Cleft lip and/or palate was uncommon. This study shows that the prevalence of caries and DMFT scores have declined over the last 30 years. |
Description: | Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages (30 - 38) |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-11844293510&origin=resultslist https://oarep.usim.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/23525 |
ISSN: | 03775291 |
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