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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
[Dental caries in adults, 35 to 44 years, Iaşi county]
Alice Murariu1, I Dănilă, Carmen Hanganu
1Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Disciplina de Dentistică Comunitară, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie "Gr.T. Popa" Iaşi.
Aim:
To determine the prevalence and severity of dental caries in Iaşi adults aged 35 to 44.
Material And Method:
A cross-sectional study was conducted in urban and rural area of Iaşi. A total of 928 people were examined. The World Health Organization's caries criteria were used.
Results:
Caries prevalence was 66.7% and the mean DMF-T index was 10.30. Significant statistical differences in dental caries prevalence were found according to sex, province and urbanization, family income.
Conclusion:
The worst results were observed in the group of lower income and rural area, indicating a need for the implementation of social policies that address these populations aiming and diminishing the differences in the health-disease process indicators.
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