Oral health status and treatment needs of black college students at Khayelitsha.
J Dent Assoc S Afr
; 46(11): 535-7, 1991 Nov.
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Descriptive information on the oral health status and treatment needs of black students at a teacher training college in Khayelitsha was collected to facilitate the planning of appropriate preventive and therapeutic programmes. A random sample of 96 subjects was drawn from the college population. The average age of the group was 27.3 years; 83.3 per cent were females and 90.6 per cent had experienced caries. The mean DMFT was high (11.14), the mean score for males was almost half that for females (p = 0.0247). 54.2 per cent needed treatment for caries such as fillings (47.9 per cent) and extractions (25.0 per cent). No students had shallow pocketing and deep pockets were recorded in only 3.4 per cent. However more than 4 segments on average showed signs of bleeding or higher scores for periodontal disease. A significant difference existed between the sexes for the presence of calculus (p less than 0.005). Oral hygiene instruction and prophylaxis were needed by the majority of students namely 92.1 per cent and 70.8 per cent respectively. The high number of students with bleeding and calculus indicates that an intensive program of oral health education is required by this group.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Periodontales
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Caries Dental
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Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Dent Assoc S Afr
Año:
1991
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Sudáfrica