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Algeria
Oral Disease Prevalence


Dental Caries

Per Cent Affected; DMFT; Different Age groups
Age Group % affected DMFT D M F Year Source
12 years n.a. 2.3 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1987 1)
35-44 years 100 11.8 2.6 7.3 1.9 1987 2)

1) Woodward M. & Walker A.R.P. Sugar consumption and dental caries: evidence from 90 countries.
Br. Dent. J. 1994; 176: 297-302.
2) WHO/ORH/J2/625/1987/Banabdelhafid.
n.a. = data not available


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