Oral health in German children, adolescents, adults and senior citizens in 2005.
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Oral health in German children, adolescents, adults and senior citizens in 2005. / Schiffner, Ulrich; Hoffmann, T; Kerschbaum, T; Micheelis, W.
In: COMMUNITY DENT HLTH, Vol. 26, No. 1, 1, 2009, p. 18-22.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Oral health in German children, adolescents, adults and senior citizens in 2005.
AU - Schiffner, Ulrich
AU - Hoffmann, T
AU - Kerschbaum, T
AU - Micheelis, W
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this field study (the "Fourth German Oral Health Study") was to obtain representative data on caries (DMFT index), periodontitis (CPI) and prosthetic status in the German population and to evaluate changes in the oral health of the German people as compared with the findings of the Third German Oral Health Study conducted eight years previously. Basic research design: The study took the form of a population-representative cross-sectional survey with random samples, and was complemented by a questionnaire to reveal sociological as well as behavioural data. PARTICIPANTS: The age cohorts in the present study were 12-year-olds (children), 15-year-olds (adolescents), 35- to 44-year-olds (adults) and 65- to 74-year-olds (senior citizens). RESULTS: All age groups showed considerable improvements in oral health with respect to caries. Of the children, 70.1% were free of dentine caries and the mean DMFT value was 0.7. In adults and senior citizens both the DMFT value and the number of missing teeth and edentulousness declined. With regard to periodontal conditions, increasing prevalence of moderate and severe findings was recorded in adults and senior citizens, owing probably to the larger number of natural teeth remaining in the oral cavity. CONCLUSION: The study documents a distinct improvement in oral health in the German population. Interrelated with the higher numbers of remaining natural teeth a higher prevalence of moderate and severe periodontal conditions in German adults and senior citizens was observed.
AB - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this field study (the "Fourth German Oral Health Study") was to obtain representative data on caries (DMFT index), periodontitis (CPI) and prosthetic status in the German population and to evaluate changes in the oral health of the German people as compared with the findings of the Third German Oral Health Study conducted eight years previously. Basic research design: The study took the form of a population-representative cross-sectional survey with random samples, and was complemented by a questionnaire to reveal sociological as well as behavioural data. PARTICIPANTS: The age cohorts in the present study were 12-year-olds (children), 15-year-olds (adolescents), 35- to 44-year-olds (adults) and 65- to 74-year-olds (senior citizens). RESULTS: All age groups showed considerable improvements in oral health with respect to caries. Of the children, 70.1% were free of dentine caries and the mean DMFT value was 0.7. In adults and senior citizens both the DMFT value and the number of missing teeth and edentulousness declined. With regard to periodontal conditions, increasing prevalence of moderate and severe findings was recorded in adults and senior citizens, owing probably to the larger number of natural teeth remaining in the oral cavity. CONCLUSION: The study documents a distinct improvement in oral health in the German population. Interrelated with the higher numbers of remaining natural teeth a higher prevalence of moderate and severe periodontal conditions in German adults and senior citizens was observed.
KW - Adult
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Aged
KW - Female
KW - Adolescent
KW - Cohort Studies
KW - Age Factors
KW - Child
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - DMF Index
KW - Dental Caries epidemiology
KW - Dentures classification
KW - Germany epidemiology
KW - Jaw, Edentulous epidemiology
KW - Longitudinal Studies
KW - Oral Health standards
KW - Periodontitis epidemiology
KW - Population Surveillance
KW - Reference Standards
KW - Tooth Loss epidemiology
KW - Adult
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Aged
KW - Female
KW - Adolescent
KW - Cohort Studies
KW - Age Factors
KW - Child
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - DMF Index
KW - Dental Caries epidemiology
KW - Dentures classification
KW - Germany epidemiology
KW - Jaw, Edentulous epidemiology
KW - Longitudinal Studies
KW - Oral Health standards
KW - Periodontitis epidemiology
KW - Population Surveillance
KW - Reference Standards
KW - Tooth Loss epidemiology
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 26
SP - 18
EP - 22
JO - COMMUNITY DENT HLTH
JF - COMMUNITY DENT HLTH
SN - 0265-539X
IS - 1
M1 - 1
ER -
