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dc.contributor.authorJamieson, L.-
dc.contributor.authorArmfield, J.-
dc.contributor.authorRoberts-Thomson, K.-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.citationCommunity Dental Health, 2007; 24(4):238-246-
dc.identifier.issn0265-539X-
dc.identifier.issn2515-1746-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/43353-
dc.description.abstractObjective 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.statementofresponsibilityL.M. Jamieson, J.M. Armfield and K.F. Roberts-Thomson-
dc.language.isoen-
dc.publisherF D I World Dental Press Ltd-
dc.rights© BASCD 2007-
dc.source.urihttp://www.cdhjournal.org/view.php?article_id=38&journal_id=6-
dc.subjectChildren-
dc.subjectdental caries-
dc.subjectindigenous-
dc.subjecttrends-
dc.titleDental caries trends among indigenous and non-indigenous Australian children-
dc.typeJournal article-
pubs.publication-statusPublished-
dc.identifier.orcidJamieson, L. [0000-0001-9839-9280]-
dc.identifier.orcidArmfield, J. [0000-0001-7962-7559] [0000-0002-3223-8860]-
dc.identifier.orcidRoberts-Thomson, K. [0000-0001-7084-5541]-
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