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- Title
Dental Health of Spanish Children: An Investigation in Primary Care.
- Authors
TURABIÁN, JOSÉ L; DE JUANES, JOSÉ R
- Abstract
Turabián JL and de Juanes JR. Dental health of Spanish children: an investigation in primary care. 1990; 7: 24–27. The oral hygiene of patients between seven and 14 years old from a health centre in Toledo was studied through case-finding from March to December 1987. A total of 304 interviews were held; bad dental care (frequency of teeth brushing with fluoride toothpaste less than once per day and/or daily consumption of chocolate and sweets) was found in 83%, and caries were diagnosed through inspection in 92% of the patients. Seventy three per cent reported washing their teeth only occasionally or never; 40% consumed sweets daily; 53% had never visited the dentist; and 50% had not received preventive care for dental disease. These results contrast with those from the United Kingdom and other developed countries, indicating a precarious state of dental health in Spain, a fact which should be taken into account by the Spanish health organization when comparing the health levels between different countries.
- Publication
Family Practice, 1990, Vol 7, Issue 1, p24
- ISSN
0263-2136
- Publication type
Article