CARIES PREVALENCE IN SCHOOL CHILDREN
The report by Vargas and colleagues provides additional representative data for school children as well.24 Their report revealed that 61% of the sample of children 6 to 12 years of age had at least one decayed or filled primary tooth. Furthermore, in the sample of 4116 children 6 to 14 years of age, 40% had at least one decayed or filled permanent tooth. Of the 1383 children 15 to 18 years of age, 89.8% had at least one decayed or filled permanent tooth. The ethnic and family income distributions for children in these different age groups were comparable to those outlined in detail for the preschool children. This information, along with that in many other published reports, clearly indicates that managing the disease of dental caries among children remains a formidable task despite the advances made in various preventive programs. Edelstein and Douglass have noted, “The popular statement that half of U.S. school children have never experienced tooth decay fails profoundly to reflect the extremity and severity of this still highly prevalent condition of childhood.”2
CARIES PREVALENCE IN SCHOOL CHILDRENThe report by Vargas and colleagues provides additional representative data for school children as well.24 Their report revealed that 61% of the sample of children 6 to 12 years of age had at least one decayed or filled primary tooth. Furthermore, in the sample of 4116 children 6 to 14 years of age, 40% had at least one decayed or filled permanent tooth. Of the 1383 children 15 to 18 years of age, 89.8% had at least one decayed or filled permanent tooth. The ethnic and family income distributions for children in these different age groups were comparable to those outlined in detail for the preschool children. This information, along with that in many other published reports, clearly indicates that managing the disease of dental caries among children remains a formidable task despite the advances made in various preventive programs. Edelstein and Douglass have noted, “The popular statement that half of U.S. school children have never experienced tooth decay fails profoundly to reflect the extremity and severity of this still highly prevalent condition of childhood.”2
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