Oral health of Australian children using surface and artesian water supplies
作者:
R. G. Schamschula,
M. H. Cooper,
H. M. Agus,
P. S. H. Un,
期刊:
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
(WILEY Available online 1981)
卷期:
Volume 9,
issue 1
页码: 27-31
ISSN:0301-5661
年代: 1981
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1981.tb01024.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: Aborigines;dental caries;enamel hypoplasia;enamel opacities;fluoride;gingivitis;lithium;oral hygiene;water composition
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractOral health parameters were compared for 6–8 and 10–11‐year‐old children living in neighbouring N. S. W. towns, where the community water supplies consisted of artesian and river water respectively. The demographic characteristics, living pattern and dietary carbohydrate challenge were similar in the two areas and effective oral hygiene practices were uniformly lacking. Children in the artesian water area had 40% lower caries prevalence (DIMFT), 50% less severe carious lesions (SR) and significantly better oral hygiene (OHI) and gingival condition (PI) and correspondingly lesser treatment needs than those supplied by river water. The findings were examined in relation to the concentrations of 10 elements in roof catchment, river and artesian water. Apart from a contribution by fluoride to better oral health, the results implicate lithium as a possible beneficial
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