DMFT, dmft and treatment requirements of schoolchildren in Asturias, Spain

• Published in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology 1998-06, Vol.26 (3), p.166-169
• Main Authors: Alvarez-Arenal, Angel, Alvarez-Riesgo, Jose Antonio, A-Lopez, Jose Miguel Pen, Fernandez-Vazquez, Jose Pedro
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Age Factors; Chi-Square Distribution; Child; Dental Care for Children - statistics & numerical data; Dental Caries - epidemiology; Dental Restoration, Permanent - statistics & numerical data; dental treatment needs; Dentistry; DMF Index; DMFT and dmft index; epidemiological survey; Female; Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Molar; Prevalence; Reproducibility of Results; Sample Size; schoolchildren; Sex Factors; Spain - epidemiology; Tooth Loss - epidemiology; Tooth, Deciduous
• ISSN: 0301-5661; 1600-0528
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1998.tb01945.x

– An epidemiological survey was carried out in 1992 to study the dental health status of schoolchildren aged 6, 9 and 12 in Asturias, Spain. It focused on the caries prevalence, dmtf, DMFT, restoration indices and dental treatment needs of this population. A representative sample of 1839 subjects, randomly selected and proportionally assigned by age group (6, 9 and 12) with the classroom as the sample unit, was examined. Analysis of the data showed that in 6‐year‐old children the caries prevalence in primary teeth was 45.8%. The mean caries in‐dices were 2.10 dmft and 0.25 DMFT. At 9 years old the prevalence of caries in primary teeth was 62.8% and in the permanent teeth 49.1%. The mean level of caries was 2.38 dmft and 1.50 DMFT. At 12 years old the caries prevalence in permanent teeth was 71% and in first molars 64.2%. The mean caries experienced was 3.30 DMFT. In all groups the D‐component constituted the major part of the caries index. The results for girls were higher than for boys in almost all age groups. Surface fillings were the treatment most required in all age groups.