Robert Yee|Neil McDonald
Caries experience of 5–6-year-old and 12–13-year-old schoolchildren in central and western Nepal
Cornwall Council
describe analyse caries experience caries prevalence deciduous dentition 56yearold schoolchildren permanent dentition 1213yearold schoolchildren western central nepalnonrandomised crosssectional surveys conducted trained calibrated examinerssurveys conducted private government rural urban schools 10 sites along terai foothills eight districts western central nepala total 2177 56yearold 3323 1213yearold schoolchildren urban rural areas examined pathfinder methodologyprevalence caries dental caries experience dmftdmftthe caries prevalence mean dmft score 56yearolds 67 33 urban 64 29 rural 78 40 caries prevalence mean dmft score 1213yearolds 41 11 urban 35 09 rural 54 15 ddcomponent constituted almost entire dmftdmft indexthe recorded prevalence untreated dental caries schoolchildren requires appropriate oral health response based primarily prevention health promotion foremost regime would promotion use accessible affordable fluoridated toothpaste