REPORT OF A DENTAL HEALTH SURVEY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN

The DMF index of 2000 school children (1000 boys, 1000 girls) 10 to 15 years old is reported. Cases were selected randomly among the school children of different schools, situated in various economic zones of Isfahan city. Almost 50000 permanent teeth have been examined for healthy, decayed (D), mis...

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Main Author: E. Khamessi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1977-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/1786.pdf&manuscript_id=1786
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spelling doaj-a3426bfde59a44718efd9ec0b1896a5b2020-12-02T03:49:33ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60851977-09-01638085REPORT OF A DENTAL HEALTH SURVEY OF SCHOOL CHILDRENE. KhamessiThe DMF index of 2000 school children (1000 boys, 1000 girls) 10 to 15 years old is reported. Cases were selected randomly among the school children of different schools, situated in various economic zones of Isfahan city. Almost 50000 permanent teeth have been examined for healthy, decayed (D), missed (M), and filled (F), and recorded as the DMF index. The mean DMF index of boys and girls under study was found to be 5.44 and 5.52 respectively, with an overall mean DMF index of 5.47; there was no significant difference between the DMF indices of boys and girls. http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/1786.pdf&manuscript_id=1786DMF index
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REPORT OF A DENTAL HEALTH SURVEY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
Iranian Journal of Public Health
DMF index
author_facet E. Khamessi
author_sort E. Khamessi
title REPORT OF A DENTAL HEALTH SURVEY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
title_short REPORT OF A DENTAL HEALTH SURVEY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
title_full REPORT OF A DENTAL HEALTH SURVEY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
title_fullStr REPORT OF A DENTAL HEALTH SURVEY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
title_full_unstemmed REPORT OF A DENTAL HEALTH SURVEY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
title_sort report of a dental health survey of school children
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Public Health
issn 2251-6085
publishDate 1977-09-01
description The DMF index of 2000 school children (1000 boys, 1000 girls) 10 to 15 years old is reported. Cases were selected randomly among the school children of different schools, situated in various economic zones of Isfahan city. Almost 50000 permanent teeth have been examined for healthy, decayed (D), missed (M), and filled (F), and recorded as the DMF index. The mean DMF index of boys and girls under study was found to be 5.44 and 5.52 respectively, with an overall mean DMF index of 5.47; there was no significant difference between the DMF indices of boys and girls.
topic DMF index
url http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/1786.pdf&manuscript_id=1786
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