THE ROLE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS -HYGIENEDIET IN DETERMINING DISEASE BY DENTAL CARIES IN SCHOOLCHILDREN OF 12 YEARS IN RURAL AND URBAN
Abstract:
12 years age is a risk group, characterized by the final stage of permanent tooth eruption in a
local environment very rich in cariogenic bacteria. The present study found that the occurrence of dental
caries in this age is an average of 84%, the percentage molar tooth decay in rural areas (56%) is worth
twice then percentage of urban molar tooth decay (23%). The same difference between rural and urban
we find in the intensity of the decay.The percentage of rural tooth filling is nearly 2 times lower than
urban areas. No significant differences were found between level of education, living standards and
indicators of intensity of caries in rural and urban
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