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Anna Liisa Suominen-Taipale1, Eeva Widström, Reijo Sund

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Dental examination rates in Finland have a modest impact on national caries indices for children. Adjusted analyses suggest oral health may be slightly better than traditionally reported, but overall findings remain valid for international comparisons.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Dental Epidemiology

Background:

  • National caries indices are crucial for monitoring child oral health.
  • Examination rates in dental services can potentially influence these indices.
  • Understanding this influence is vital for accurate international comparisons.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of varying examination rates on national caries indices in Finnish children and adolescents.
  • To compare traditional caries indices with examination-rate-adjusted indices.

Main Methods:

  • Data collected from 205 Public Dental Service (PDS) units in Finland.
  • Analysis of patient records including number examined, decayed teeth (d/D), dmft/DMFT values, and caries-free proportions.
  • Calculation of traditional PDS-weighted means and new examination-rate-adjusted means.

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Main Results:

  • Lower examination rates were associated with marginally poorer oral health indicators.
  • Examination-rate-adjusted mean d/D values indicated better oral health than traditional indices.
  • Adjustments had minimal impact on dmft/DMFT values and slightly worsened caries-free proportions.

Conclusions:

  • The influence of examination rates on Finnish national caries indices is modest.
  • Traditional caries indices appear sufficiently valid for international comparisons.
  • High rates of examining healthy children may mask the true effect of examination rates.