Objectives: To assess the preventive measures which were associated with the striking caries decline observed in Marburg (Germany) between 1982 and 2002 and to investigate the relationship between caries prevalence and the type of educational level.
Methods: 1,237 twelve-year-old children were examined in four different types of schools. D3MFT and the number of teeth with fissure sealants were registered.
Community Dent Health
December 2006
Objective: To determine the prevalence of dental caries in 12-year-old children in all 16 German Federal States in 2004 as part of a longitudinal observation project.
Design: A cross-sectional oral health survey of children 12 years of age was performed in 2004.
Subjects: After random selection 43,950 children were examined in schools.
Objective: To assess the prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs of 12-year-old children living in Teheran and a rural area surrounding Esfahan.
Subjects And Methods: A total of 1,102 pupils were examined clinically for caries according to WHO criteria. One calibrated dentist examined all children.