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Oral Disease Prevalence


Dental Caries

Per Cent Affected; dmf; 8 Years Old
Age % affected dmft d m f Year Source
6 years* 68 4.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. 2008 2)
8 years 99.8 2.96 2.14 0.19 0.62 1995 1)

* Berisso - A cross-sectional study was performed on 6 year-old schoolchildren from public and private schools.

1) Ministry of Health Buenos Aires.
2) Llompart G, Marin GH, Silberman M, Merlo I, Zurriaga O, Gi S. Oral health in 6-year-old schoolchildren from Berisso, Argentina: falling far short of WHO goals. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2009 Aug 13. [Epub ahead of print] http://www.medicinaoral.com/medoralfree01/aop/19680177.pdf
n.a. = data not avaiable


Per Cent Affected; DMFT; Different Age groups
Age Group % affected DMFT D M F Year Source
8 years 99.8 2.03 1.75 0.01 0.26 1995 1)
12 years n.a. 3.4 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1987 2)

1) Ministry of Health Buenos Aires.
2) Programa Nacional de Estadisticas en Salud.
n.a. = data not avaiable


Caries trends; dmft and DMFT; Different Age groups
dmft 8 years Year Source
1.34 1977 1)
2.96 1995 1)
DMFT 9 years Year Source
1.73 1977 1)
DMFT 12 years Year Source
3.2 1980 2)
3.4 1987 3)

1) Ministry of Health Buenos Aires.
2) Beltrán-Aguilar ED. et al. Analysis of prevalence and trends of dental caries in the Americas between the 1970s and 1990s. Internat Dent J, 1999; 49: 322-329.
3) Programa Nacional de Estadisticas en Salud.


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