[An oral health program for preschool children in Araraquara, SP-results during 1988]

This paper reports the composition change of the dmf-teeth index, outcome from dental health program for the 3 to 6 year old pre-school children population, enrolled in kindergartens in Araraquara-SP, in 1988. The program performance promotes a major contribution of the "f" component to the dmf-teeth index.