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| Per Cent Affected; dmf; Different Age groups | ||||||
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| Age Group | % affected | dmf* | d | m | f | Year |
| 2 years | - | 6.7 | - | - | - | 1996 |
| 3 years | - | 6.9 | - | - | - | 1996 |
| 4 years | - | 8.5 | - | - | - | 1996 |
| 5 years | - | 9.2 | - | - | - | 1996 |
| 6 years | - | 9.3 | - | - | - | 1996 |
| A sample of 1 016 children with primary dentition only were examined for nursing caries in the Riyadh area. The criterion for nursing caries was the presence of caries on the labial or lingual surfaces of at least 2 maxillary incisors with absence of caries in mandibular incisors. |
Source: Wyne A. et al. The prevalence and pattern of nursing caries in Saudi preschool children. Int J Paediatr Dent 2001; 11: 361-364. Abstract PubMed
| Per Cent Affected; dmf; 3 and 6 Years Old | |||||||
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| Age Group | % affected | dmf | d | m | f | Year | Source |
| 3-5 years * | 74.8 | 6.1*** | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2006 | 3) |
| 6-7 years * | 94.4 | 7.3* | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2002 | 1) |
| 6-7 years ** | 96 | 8.1** | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2002-03 | 2) |
* Riyadh region
** Jeddah City
*** Riyadh
* A random sample of 602 elementary schoolchildren from urban and rural areas of Riyadh region was examined in 2002.
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1) Al-Wazzan K.A. Dental caries prevalence in 6-7 year-old schoolchildren in Riyadh region: A comparative study with the 1987 oral health Survey of Saudi Arabia Phase I. Saudi Dent J. 2004; 16: 54-60.
2) Al-Malik MI, Rehbini YA. Prevalence of dental caries, severity, and pattern in age 6 to 7-year-old children in a selected community in Saudi Arabia. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2006;7:46-54. Abstract PubMed
3) Wyne AH. Caries prevalence, severity, and pattern in preschool children. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2008;9:24-31. Online journal (pdf)
| Per Cent Affected; DMFT; Different Age groups | |||||||
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| Age Group | % affected | DMFT | D | M | F | Year | Source |
| 12-14 years | 93.7 | 5.9* | 5.4 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 2002 | 1) |
| 15 years | 64-96 | 1.7-5.9 | 1.5-5.4 | 0.2-0.3 | 0-0.2 | 1992 | 2) |
| 35-44 years | 76 | 8.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1992 | 3) |
1) Al-Sadhan SA. Dental caries prevalence among 12-14 year-old schoolchildren in Riyadh: A 14 year follow-up study of the Oral Health Survey of Saudi Arabia Phase I. Saudi Dent J. 2006;18:2-7.
2) Leous P. WHO Assignment Report, 1992.
3) WHO/ORH/J2/767/1994/Petersen
| Caries trends; dmft and DMFT; Different Age groups | ||
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| dmft 6 years | Year | Source |
| 6.5 | 1994 | 5) |
| 7.3* | 2002 | 6) |
| 8.1*** | 2002-03 | 8) |
| DMFT 12 years | Year | Source |
| 2.0 | 1979 | 1) |
| 2.0 | 1985 | 2) |
| 2.1 | 1991 | 3) |
| 1.7 | 1995 | 4) |
| 5.9** | 2002 | 7) |
* Riyadh region
** 12-14 years Riyadh region
*** Jeddah city
1) Barmes & Zahran, WHO assignment Report, 1979.
2) Hussein, 1985.
3) Leous, WHO Assignment Report, 1992.
4) Leous, WHO Assignment Report, 1995.
5) WHO/ORH/J2/767/1994/Petersen.
6) Al-Wazzan K.A. Dental caries prevalence in 6-7 year-old schoolchildren in Riyadh region: A comparative study with the 1987 oral health Survey of Saudi Arabia Phase I. Saudi Dent J. 2004; 16: 54-60.
7) Al-Sadhan SA. Dental caries prevalence among 12-14 year-old schoolchildren in Riyadh: A 14 year follow-up study of the Oral Health Survey of Saudi Arabia Phase I. Saudi Dent J. 2006;18:2-7.
8) Al-Malik MI, Rehbini YA. Prevalence of dental caries, severity, and pattern in age 6 to 7-year-old children in a selected community in Saudi Arabia. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2006;7:46-54. Abstract PubMed
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