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Oral Disease Prevalence

Dental Caries

Per Cent Affected; dmf; 6 Years Old
Age Group	% affected	dmft	d	m	f	Year	Source
6 years	57	0.1*	0.1	0.0	0	1994	1)


* A total of 1 802 schoolchildren (600, 602 and 600 - 6, 12 and 15 year-old-children respectivly) were included by stratified sampling with adjustment for age.

1) Abid A. Oral health in Tunisia. Int Dent J. 2004;54(Suppl 1):389-94.

Per Cent Affected; DMFT; Different Age groups
Age Group	% affected	DMFT	D	M	F	Year	Source
12 years	48	1.3*	1.2	0.1	0.0	1994	1), 2)
15 years	58	2.0*	1.7	0.2	0.1	1994	3)


* A total of 1 802 schoolchildren (600, 602 and 600 - 6, 12 and 15 year-old-children respectivly) were included by stratified sampling with adjustment for age.

1) WHO/ORH/J2/780/1994/Banacin.
2) Nithila A. et al. WHO Global Oral Data Bank, 1986-96: an overview of oral health surveys at 12 years of age.
Bull World Health Organ. 1998; 76: 237-244.
3) Abid A. Oral health in Tunisia. Int Dent J. 2004;54(Suppl 1):389-94.

Caries trends; dmft and DMFT; Different Age groups
DMFT 12 years	Year	Source
1.3	1988	1)
1.3	1994	1)

1) WHO/ORH/J2/780/1994/Banacin.

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