Data di Pubblicazione:
2007
Citazione:
National Pathfinder survey of 12-year-old Children's Oral Health in Italy / Campus, Guglielmo Giuseppe; Solinas, Maria Giuliana; Cagetti, Mg; Senna, A; Minelli, L; Majori, S; Montagna, Mt; Reali, D; Castiglia, Paolo Giuseppino; Strohmenger, L.. - In: CARIES RESEARCH. - ISSN 0008-6568. - 41:(2007), pp. 512-517.
Abstract:
No recent data on the experience of caries among Italian 12-
year-olds are available. In 2004, an epidemiological survey
called ‘National Pathfinder among Children’s Oral Health in
Italy’ was promoted and carried out. This study reports the
actual oral health status of Italian 12-year-olds according to
gender, residence area and geographical distribution. Clinical
examinations were carried out from March 2004 to April
2005, according to WHO criteria, and included dental caries
(decay at the dentinal lesion level) and Community Periodontal
Index (CPI). 5,342 children (2,670 males, 2,672 females)
were examined by 7 ad hoc calibrated raters. Dental
caries experience was found in 43.1% (95% CI 41.8–44.4%) of
the study population. The mean DMFT score was 1.09 (95%
CI 0.98–1.21). Significant differences (p ! 0.05) were observed
among geographical sections for DT, FT and DMFT. An inverse
relationship was observed between mean DMFT and
gross national product per capita (p ! 0.001). Gingival bleeding
was observed in 23.8% of children, while 28.7% had calculus.
Significant differences in CPI scores among sections
were found throughout the sample in both males and females
(p ! 0.001). Over the past two decades, mean DMFT
fell from over 5 to its present level, halving every decade;consequently, the recorded level of dental caries has become
aligned with that in other Western European countries.
Nevertheless, differences in DMFT values remain between
children from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
year-olds are available. In 2004, an epidemiological survey
called ‘National Pathfinder among Children’s Oral Health in
Italy’ was promoted and carried out. This study reports the
actual oral health status of Italian 12-year-olds according to
gender, residence area and geographical distribution. Clinical
examinations were carried out from March 2004 to April
2005, according to WHO criteria, and included dental caries
(decay at the dentinal lesion level) and Community Periodontal
Index (CPI). 5,342 children (2,670 males, 2,672 females)
were examined by 7 ad hoc calibrated raters. Dental
caries experience was found in 43.1% (95% CI 41.8–44.4%) of
the study population. The mean DMFT score was 1.09 (95%
CI 0.98–1.21). Significant differences (p ! 0.05) were observed
among geographical sections for DT, FT and DMFT. An inverse
relationship was observed between mean DMFT and
gross national product per capita (p ! 0.001). Gingival bleeding
was observed in 23.8% of children, while 28.7% had calculus.
Significant differences in CPI scores among sections
were found throughout the sample in both males and females
(p ! 0.001). Over the past two decades, mean DMFT
fell from over 5 to its present level, halving every decade;consequently, the recorded level of dental caries has become
aligned with that in other Western European countries.
Nevertheless, differences in DMFT values remain between
children from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
Tipologia CRIS:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Elenco autori:
Campus, Guglielmo Giuseppe; Solinas, Maria Giuliana; Cagetti, Mg; Senna, A; Minelli, L; Majori, S; Montagna, Mt; Reali, D; Castiglia, Paolo Giuseppino; Strohmenger, L.
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