The prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis and their relationship to social class amongst nursery-school children in Nairobi, Kenya
View/ Open
Date
1993-09Author
Masiga Mary A.
Holt, RD
Type
ArticleLanguage
enMetadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Four hundred and forty-six children attending nursery schools in Nairobi were examined for caries and gingivitis. Assessment of social class was based on the occupation of the head of the child's household. Amongst 3-year-old children, 62% were caries-free and the mean dmft was 1.35. Amongst 5-year-olds 50% were caries-free and the mean dmft was 1.88. Thirty-seven per cent of the children had evidence of gingivitis, with the proportion changing little with age. There was no evidence of either caries or gingivitis being significantly related to social class, although children in the higher classes had more filled teeth.
URI
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8260461http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/28298
Citation
Int J Paediatr Dent. 1993 Sep;3(3):135-40Publisher
University of Nairobi. Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi
Collections
- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]