J Korean Acad Oral Health.  2021 Jun;45(2):51-56. 10.11149/jkaoh.2021.45.2.51.

2019 Laos children’s dental caries experience survey

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
  • 2Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Health Science, Vientiane, Laos

Abstract


Objectives
The aim of this study was to determine the dental caries experience of children in Laos.
Methods
Oral examinations were performed on a total of 1,540 students in 513 primary school students, 537 middle school students, and 490 high school students and the results analyzed.
Results
The dft index (decayed-filled primary teeth index) of 6-year-old primary school children was 6.04. The DMFT index (decayed-filled-missing permanent teeth index) was 1.59 in 12-yearold middle school children and 2.04 in 15-year-old middle school children.
Conclusions
Caries experience in most of the age groups was on the high side. It is considered that in Laos, a treatment project to stop the progression of caries is necessary in parallel with a prevention project to lower the caries fatality rate.

Keyword

Dental caries; Dental health surveys; Laos

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