Differences in caries status and caries recording within and between two counties in Sweden

One-hundred and seventy-six randomly selected 16-year-old children from six clinics in two neighbouring counties were examined by the dentists who see the patients every year, as well as by two calibrated examiners (two of the authors). Compared to the dentists, working in the dental clinics, the au...

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Published inSwedish dental journal Vol. 12; no. 1-2; p. 27
Main Authors Sköld, U M, Klock, B, Rasmusson, C G, Torstensson, T, Arvidsson, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sweden 1988
Subjects
Adolescent
Dental Caries - diagnosis
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Dentists
DMF Index
Humans
Sweden
Sweden
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Summary:One-hundred and seventy-six randomly selected 16-year-old children from six clinics in two neighbouring counties were examined by the dentists who see the patients every year, as well as by two calibrated examiners (two of the authors). Compared to the dentists, working in the dental clinics, the authors consistently noted a higher total caries score (DMFS + incipient lesions). The differences were statistically significant in four of the six clinics and most pronounced on incipient lesions. Furthermore, there was a significant difference in caries prevalence between the two counties. Possible explanations for the difference are resources available and efforts put into preventive dentistry.
ISSN:0347-9994