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- Title
Study of tooth loss in an adolescent Brazilian population.
- Authors
Gjermo, Per; Beldi, Maria-Inês; Bellini, Hamilton T.; Martins, Carlos Roberto
- Abstract
Data concerning tooth loss in developing countries may indicate the dental health status in young people and serve as baseline data for evaluation of future dental health programs. The study population consisted of 304 schoolchildren (145 males, 159 females) from Belo Horizonte, M.G. Brazil. The mean age was 14.5, ranging from 13 to 16 yr. The number of teeth already lost and teeth indicated for extraction were assessed from two posterior bitewing radiographs and one frontal color photo which were obtained from all participants. The results showed that 2/3 of the studied population had lost one or more permanent teeth. The average number of missing teeth was 1.8 in both males and females. Of the various teeth, the mandibular first molars had most frequently been lost. Differences between the sexes concerning amount and pattern of lost teeth were small.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; TOOTH loss; DENTAL surveys; DENTISTRY; RADIOGRAPHY; MOLARS
- Publication
Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 1983, Vol 11, Issue 6, p371
- ISSN
0301-5661
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0528.1983.tb01394.x