Dental caries in Black preschool children in Cape Town

Solanki, Geetesh; Myburgh, Neil; Moola, M.H.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1991.tb00138.x

Comm Dent Oral Epid

1991

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1991.tb00138.x

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Dental caries in Black preschool children in Cape Town

Geetesh Solanki

Neil Myburgh

M.H. Moola

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“…Studies on pre-school children show a wide variation in the prevalence and severity of dental caries between and within countries (2)(3)(4). MiLt-N et al (5) reported that 12% of preschool children did not use any oral health services while ToDtj (6) reported only a 20%i capitation take-up rate in those aged 0-2 and a 68' M. take-up rate for those aged 3-5.…”

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Dental caries and dental registration status in nursery school children in Newry, Northern Ireland

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Kinirons²

1995

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294 children aged 2-4 yr attending nursery schools in Northern Ireland were examined for dental caries and dental registration status under the capitation system in general dental practice. Their mean age was 3 yr 10 months. Sixty eight per cent were caries free, mean dmft was 1.10 and dt, mt and ft scores were 0.74, 0.28 and 0.09, respectively. With increasing age the prevalence of caries increased, though the very low care index (d/dmft) did improve in the older children. Seventy per cent reported being registered for dental care and their levels of dental caries were significantly higher than those who were not yet enrolled (P < 0.001). For those not enrolled for dental care the main perceived barriers to seeking care related to lack of symptoms (33.6%) and apathy (31.6%) while few reported fear as a barrier (4.5%).

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Dental caries and dental registration status in nursery school children in Newry, Northern Ireland

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1995

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Prevalence of early childhood caries in South Africa: a systematic review

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Background The prevalence of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) in South Africa was last determined in 2002 in a national survey. Since then only few scattered studies were conducted across pocketed communities in the country. There appears to be an increasing trend in dental caries prevalence in South Africa. Since South Africa has one of the highest burden of HIV in the world, less focus was spent on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), it was only when HIV patients developed NCD’s did the government start evaluating NCDs. However, oral health is still not given enough attention within the health sphere. It is the hope of this systematic review to showcase the extent of dental caries amongst the future leaders of our country. Objectives The systematic review presents the prevalence and severity of early childhood caries between age groups and provinces in South Africa from 1975 to 2014. Design A systematic review of prevalence was performed. Settings and participants: All studies performed on children under the age of six who lived in South Africa were eligible to be included. Primary and Secondary outcome measures The prevalence of ECC and the dmft scores were the primary and secondary outcome measures. Results Twenty-one studies were included in the present review. The overall prevalence was 44.94% (95% confidence interval (C.I.) 39.73–50.15%) and the overall dmft score was 2.422 (95% C.I. 2.148–2.696). Conclusions The dmft score was the lowest in the Limpopo Province and highest in the Eastern Cape. ECC prevalence increased post-apartheid possibly on account of lifestyle changes due to the exodus from rural to urban and peri-urban areas. Registration The protocol of this systematic review was registered with PROSPERO, CRD42018112161, in November 2018.

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Dental caries in Black preschool children in Cape Town

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Dental caries and dental registration status in nursery school children in Newry, Northern Ireland

Dental caries and dental registration status in nursery school children in Newry, Northern Ireland

Prevalence of early childhood caries in South Africa: a systematic review

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