March, 2004, Vol. 6, No. 1
CONTENTS
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES
Dentofacial Morphology of Class II Division 1
3 - 6
Accuracy of Computerized Axiography Controlled by MRI in Detecting Internal Derangements of the TMJ
7 - 10
Clinic, Diagnostics and Treatment Pecularities of Eagle’s Syndrome
11 - 13
CLINICAL ARTICLES
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES
Panoramic Radiographs in Assessment the Bone Mineral Density
17 - 19
Oral Health Status in the Participants of the “Juvenile Hypertension Program 2002”
24 - 27
Dental Status Among 2-6 Year Old Children in Riga City, Latvia
28 - 30
ERRATUM
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Dental Status Among 2-6 year old children in Riga City, Latvia
Ieva Henkuzena, Ruta Care, Irena Rogovska
Summary
Dental caries is a significant health problem for people of all ages, but the magnitude of the problem is greatest among very young children. The survey was conducted in Riga in year 2000 among 2-6 year olds attending kindergarten. The aim of the survey was to assess dental status (oral health) of the children and to evaluate severity of dental caries.
638 children, aged from 2 to 6 years were examined. Overall, 52% children were caries free and 48% of children had dental caries with highest rates among 4 and 6 year olds. The highest dft and dfs was registered among 6-year-old children. The highest rate of Care index of treated teeth was observed among 5and 6 year olds and lowest – among 2 and 3 year-old children. The results of our survey indicate the slight trend of caries decline among 6 year-olds.
Key words: caries prevalence, caries severity, care index.
Received: 12 02 2004
Accepted for publishing: 25 03 2004
Ieva Henkuzena - D.D.S., Institute of Stomatology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.
Ruta Care - D.D.S., Assoc.Prof., Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.
Irena Rogovska - PhD, epidemiologist at University of Tampere, Finland.
Address correspondence to Dr. Ieva Henkuzena, Institute of Stomatology, Dzirciema 20, Riga, Latvia LV-1007. E-mail: ihenkuzena1@mmm.com