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dc.contributor.author | Jamieson, L. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Armfield, J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts-Thomson, K. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Community Dental Health, 2007; 24(4):238-246 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0265-539X | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2515-1746 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/43353 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objective To examine trends in dental caries among indigenous and non-indigenous children in an Australian territory. Basic Research Design Routinely-collected data from a random selection of 6- and 12-year-old indigenous and non-indigenous children enrolled in the Northern Territory School Dental Service from 1989–2000 were obtained. The association of indigenous status with caries prevalence (percent dmft or DMFT>0 and percent dmft>3 or DMFT>1), caries severity (mean dmft or DMFT) and treatment need (percent d/dmft or D/DMFT) was examined. Results Results were obtained for 10,687 6- and 12-year old indigenous children and 21,777 6- and 12year-old non-indigenous children from 1989–2000. Across all years, indigenous 6-year-olds had higher caries prevalence in the deciduous dentition, greater mean dmft and percent d/dmft, and indigenous 12-year-olds had greater percent D/DMFT than their non-indigenous counterparts (p<0.05). From 1996–2000 the mean dmft and percent d/dmft for indigenous 6-year-olds and mean DMFT and percent D/DMFT for indigenous 12-year-olds increased, yet remained relatively constant for their non-indigenous counterparts (p<0.05). From 1997–2000, the percent dmft>3 for 6-year-old indigenous children was more than double that of non-indigenous children, while across the period 1994–2000, indigenous 6-year-old mean dmft was more than double that of their non-indigenous counterparts (p<0.05). Conclusions Indigenous children in our study experienced consistently poorer oral health than non-indigenous children. The severity of dental caries among indigenous children, particularly in the deciduous dentition, appears to be increasing while that of non-indigenous children has remained constant. Our findings suggest that indigenous children carry a disproportionate amount of the dental caries burden among Northern Territory 6- and 12-year-olds. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | L.M. Jamieson, J.M. Armfield and K.F. Roberts-Thomson | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | F D I World Dental Press Ltd | - |
dc.rights | © BASCD 2007 | - |
dc.source.uri | http://www.cdhjournal.org/view.php?article_id=38&journal_id=6 | - |
dc.subject | Children | - |
dc.subject | dental caries | - |
dc.subject | indigenous | - |
dc.subject | trends | - |
dc.title | Dental caries trends among indigenous and non-indigenous Australian children | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Jamieson, L. [0000-0001-9839-9280] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Armfield, J. [0000-0001-7962-7559] [0000-0002-3223-8860] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Roberts-Thomson, K. [0000-0001-7084-5541] | - |
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