Trends in de prevalentie van cariës bij de 6- en 12-jarige jeugd in Nederland [Secular trends of caries prevalence among 6 and 12 year-old youths in the Netherlands]
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In order to gain insight into the development of caries prevalence and caries experience among Dutch youth, a meta-analysis was carried out on epidemiological caries data collected in 5 and 6 and 11 and 12 year-olds between 1980 and 2009. From the present analysis it appears that after the mid-1980's a halt occurred in the decline of caries experience in the primary dentition among 5 and 6 year-olds. At the same time, the percentage of children with a caries-free primary dentition who were covered by public health insurance or participated in institutions for youth dental care decreased. Among 11 to 12 year-olds there is no indication that the prevalence of caries in the permanent dentition has changed. Considering the high percentage of 12 year-olds with a caries-free permanent dentition, an additional improvement in oral health for this age-group will be difficult to achieve. The average restorative index of the primary dentition in 5-6 year-old children covered by public health insurance and children in The Hague appears not to have changed dramatically in the last 15 years.
TNO Identifier
533104
ISSN
09098836
Source
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Tandheelkunde, 117(3), pp. 143-147.
Pages
143-147
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