Dental caries among children in Georgia by age, gender, residence location and ethnic group

To provide prevalence data for dental caries in Georgia. This World Health Organization pathfinder survey was conducted among 1,351 (6, 12 and 15 year-old) Georgian children, representing the main ethnic groups in urban and rural locations. Caries was analysed at univariate and multivariate levels,...

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Published in:Community dental health 2014-09, Vol.31 (3), p.163-166
Main Authors: Sgan-Cohen, H D, Margvelashvili, V, Bilder, L, Kalandadze, M, Gordon, M, Margvelashvili, M, Zini, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Armenia - ethnology
Azerbaijan - ethnology
Child
Cohort Studies
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Dental Restoration, Permanent - statistics & numerical data
Dentistry
DMF Index
Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data
Female
Georgia (Republic) - epidemiology
Georgia (Republic) - ethnology
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data
Rural Health - statistics & numerical data
Sex Factors
Tooth Extraction - statistics & numerical data
Urban Health - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:To provide prevalence data for dental caries in Georgia. This World Health Organization pathfinder survey was conducted among 1,351 (6, 12 and 15 year-old) Georgian children, representing the main ethnic groups in urban and rural locations. Caries was analysed at univariate and multivariate levels, according to age, gender, urban/rural locality and ethnic group. Caries experience levels among 6-year-olds were dmft = 4.57, sd 3.42 (14.8% caries-free); DMFT = 2.04 (sd 2.02) among 12-year-olds (31.1% caries-free); and DMFT = 3.51 (sd 3.14) for the 15-year-olds (17.7% caries-free). Urban children at ages 6 and 12 years were more likely to be caries-free and have both lower levels of caries-experience and higher levels of filled or restored teeth. In multivariate regression analyses, most age groups showed a significant contribution from residence location. No differences were found by age and no consistent differences were detected by ethnic group. These data should provide the baseline for formulating and conducting public oral health efforts in Georgia, with emphases on rural residence locations.
ISSN:0265-539X
DOI:10.1922/CDH_3362Cohen04