Publication: Dental caries and Cariostat test in preschool children
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1997-01-01
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The aim of this study was to investigate the caries status and susceptibility of children in preschool age. Sixty one children ages between 3 to 5 years (mean age 4.38 +/- 0.71) participated in this study. Caries status was assessed according to WHO criteria, and caries susceptibility by using the Cariostat test. The mean df-t was found to be 2.28 +/- 0.71 (df-s 6.26 +/- 11.92) and 31 children were caries-free. Cariostat scores were 1.75, 2.00, 2.16 in the 3, 4, and 5 year age groups respectively. There were no significant differences in caries status or Cariostat scores between boys and girls. The df-t for the 5 year age group was significantly higher than that for the 3 year age groups (p 2.0).
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Tıp, Sağlık Bilimleri, Temel Tıp Bilimleri, Medicine, Health Sciences, Fundamental Medical Sciences, Klinik Tıp (MED), Klinik Tıp, TIP, GENEL & DAHİLİ, Clinical Medicine (MED), CLINICAL MEDICINE, MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL, Genel Tıp, General Medicine
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Akyüz S., KADİR T., Erdem H., "Dental caries and Cariostat test in preschool children.", Journal of Marmara University Dental Faculty, cilt.2, sa.4, ss.616-620, 1997