Gingivitis in Children of Israel

Periodontal health in various ethnic groups in Israel

“…Although the children examined in 1957 (Rosenzweig 1960), were from the same ethnic groups as those included in the present survey, there are some fundamental differences between the two studies, which must be borne in mind. In 1957 a representative sample of 13-14 year old children was investigated.…”

“…Studies, the PMA and PI indices were used to Introduction express the extent of disease; m the latter sur-During the last ten years, a number of surveys veys, methods designed ad hoc by the inveshave been carried out in Israel, to investigate tigators were applied, the periodontal health of various sections of the population. In 1957, a representative sample of grade school children, 13-14 years Material and Methods of age, was examined (Rosenzweig 1960). A group of older (Talmud High School) stu-This report presents the findings concerning dents was examined in 1960 (Rosenzweig and the periodontal status of over 5,000 individ-Langer 1961), and two studies were carried uals, aged four years and over, belonging to out later on women of childbearing age (Erb nine different ethnic groups living in rural settand Brzezinsky 1963, Abrams Slome 1965.…”

“…The remaining three groups originated from Asia -Yemen, the border areas of Iraq and Iran inhabited by Kurds, and the coast of Malabar in India (Cochin). * In children 4 to 14 years of age, in whom only gingivitis was expected, the anterior segments of both jaws were scored by Massler and Schour's original PMA index (Massler and Schour 1949), and also by its weighted form, (P4-2M-1-3A), a variation previously designed and applied in this country (Rosenzweig 1960). Periodontal disease in adolescents and adults was assessed by the PI (Russell 1956) and the gingival recession rate (GRR) (Stahl and Morris 1955).…”

Gingivitis, Bacterial Plaque, and Streptococcus mutans in Naval Recruits from Saudi Arabia

“…25 The results of this study show there is a high preva- lence of marginal gingivitis in young men from Saudi Arabia, and this is also in good agreement with other studies. [15][16][17][18][19] There is little published data on the NPDI, but in comparison to one other study, 22 the Saudi Ara bian navy men have more severe gingivitis than a com parable age group of American navy men. In both groups, a strong, positive correlation was observed between the NPI total and the G total portion of the NPDI.…”