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Article: Oral health status and behaviours of children in rural districts of Cambodia

TitleOral health status and behaviours of children in rural districts of Cambodia
Authors
KeywordsCaries
Children
Oral health status
Periodontal
Issue Date2008
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1875-595X
Citation
International Dental Journal, 2008, v. 58 n. 1, p. 15-22 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective: To describe the caries and periodontal status of children in rural Cambodia and to study their oral health habits. Method: Field examinations were conducted in Pailin, Kampong Thom and Kratie which are three rural districts in Cambodia. Children aged 6 and aged 12 were selected for report of caries status of primary and permanent teeth respectively. The periodontal status of the 12-year-old children in Kampong Thom and Kratie were assessed. A parental questionnaire survey was performed to study the children's tooth brushing habits, snacks habits and their diet. Results: A total of 120 6-year-old children and 196 12-year-old children were examined. The caries experience (dmft) of the 6-year-old children was 7.9±5.6. The caries experience (DMFT) of the 12-year-old children was 1.1±1.6 and all were untreated caries (DT). None of the surveyed 12-year-old children had healthy gums and 62% had calculus. A total of 316 questionnaires were collected. The result found 44% and 22% of the 6- and 12-year-old children had never brushed. Their meals were all mainly rice, soup and congee and snacks were not common. Conclusion: The caries experience of the 6-year-old children was high and most of the caries was untreated. The 12-year-old children had a mean score of 1.1 DMFT in their permanent teeth. They all had bleeding gums and more than half had calculus. Their oral health habits need to improve as many children never brushed their teeth. © 2008 FDI/World Dental Press.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/66894
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dc.contributor.authorChu, CHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, AWYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLo, ECMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCourtel, Fen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T05:50:14Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T05:50:14Z-
dc.date.issued2008en_HK
dc.identifier.citationInternational Dental Journal, 2008, v. 58 n. 1, p. 15-22en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0020-6539en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/66894-
dc.description.abstractObjective: To describe the caries and periodontal status of children in rural Cambodia and to study their oral health habits. Method: Field examinations were conducted in Pailin, Kampong Thom and Kratie which are three rural districts in Cambodia. Children aged 6 and aged 12 were selected for report of caries status of primary and permanent teeth respectively. The periodontal status of the 12-year-old children in Kampong Thom and Kratie were assessed. A parental questionnaire survey was performed to study the children's tooth brushing habits, snacks habits and their diet. Results: A total of 120 6-year-old children and 196 12-year-old children were examined. The caries experience (dmft) of the 6-year-old children was 7.9±5.6. The caries experience (DMFT) of the 12-year-old children was 1.1±1.6 and all were untreated caries (DT). None of the surveyed 12-year-old children had healthy gums and 62% had calculus. A total of 316 questionnaires were collected. The result found 44% and 22% of the 6- and 12-year-old children had never brushed. Their meals were all mainly rice, soup and congee and snacks were not common. Conclusion: The caries experience of the 6-year-old children was high and most of the caries was untreated. The 12-year-old children had a mean score of 1.1 DMFT in their permanent teeth. They all had bleeding gums and more than half had calculus. Their oral health habits need to improve as many children never brushed their teeth. © 2008 FDI/World Dental Press.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1875-595Xen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Dental Journalen_HK
dc.rightsThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: International Dental Journal, 2008, v. 58 n. 1, p. 15-22, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1875-595X.2008.tb00172.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.-
dc.subjectCaries-
dc.subjectChildren-
dc.subjectOral health status-
dc.subjectPeriodontal-
dc.subject.meshCambodia - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshChilden_HK
dc.subject.meshDMF Indexen_HK
dc.subject.meshDental Calculus - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshDental Caries - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshDieten_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshFood Habitsen_HK
dc.subject.meshHealth Behavioren_HK
dc.subject.meshHealth Statusen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshOral Healthen_HK
dc.subject.meshPeriodontal Diseases - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshRural Populationen_HK
dc.subject.meshToothbrushing - utilizationen_HK
dc.titleOral health status and behaviours of children in rural districts of Cambodiaen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailChu, CH:chchu@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLo, ECM:hrdplcm@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1875-595X.2008.tb00172.x-
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dc.identifier.volume58en_HK
dc.identifier.issue1en_HK
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