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Oral Disease Prevalence


Dental Caries

Per Cent Affected; DMFT; Different Age groups
Age Group % affected DMFT D M F Year Source
12 yearsUrban 75.2 2.85 2.68 0.09 0.07 1999 1)
Rural 68.7 2.16 2.03 0.12 0.01
National 72.0 2.50 2.36 0.10 0.04
15 yearsUrban 86.0 4.75 4.47 0.21 0.07 1999 1)
Rural 79.0 3.86 3.67 0.19 0.00
National 82.5 4.30 4.07 0.20 0.04
35-44 yearsUrban 97.9 12.7 5.51 7.00 0.22 1999 1)
Rural 97.5 12.7 5.48 7.21 0.03
National 97.7 12.7 5.50 7.08 0.14

1) Enquete epidemiologique nationale en sante bucco-dentaire. Ministry of Health, Morocco, 1999.


Caries trends; dmft and DMFT; Different Age groups
DMFT 12 years Year Source
2.3 1991 1)
2.5 1999 2)
DMFT 35-44 years Year Source
13.2 1991 3)
12.7 1999 2)

1) Report on the Regional meeting on strengthening oral health in primary health care. WHO, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, EMRO, 1994.
2) Enquete epidemiologique nationale en sante bucco-dentaire. Ministry of Health, Morocco, 1999.
3) National Oral Health Survey, Ministry of Public Health, 1993.


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