"An investigation on DMFTand DMFS of first permanent molars in 12-year- old blind children in residential institutes for blinds in Tehran (2000-2001) "
Statement of Problem: Blindness as a disability seems to produce difficulties to reach an ideal heath status of the teeth. Moreover ordinary educational health programmes for this group of population, especially children, are not successful. Purpose: Investigate the dental health status of these chi...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2004-09-01
|
| Series: | Frontiers in Dentistry |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/31 |
| _version_ | 1811297581948469248 |
|---|---|
| author | M. Ghandehari Motlagh A. Kohestani |
| author_facet | M. Ghandehari Motlagh A. Kohestani |
| author_sort | M. Ghandehari Motlagh |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Statement of Problem: Blindness as a disability seems to produce difficulties to reach an ideal heath status of the teeth. Moreover ordinary educational health programmes for this group of population, especially children, are not successful.
Purpose: Investigate the dental health status of these children and to see if they are really different with the normal population.
Materials and Methods: All sixty three 12- year- old blind children in three institutes were studied. A general questionnaire, as well as a dental questionnaire including some information on the first molars, were completed by these children.
Results: The average DMFT and DMFS of the first molars were 3.30± 1.19 and 6.22±3.95 respectively. DMFT was higher in the lower molars, Compared with to the upper ones. However, DMFS was higher in the upper molars.
Conclusion: The present study shows that the values of these indices, among blind children, are close to those of normal population, indicating that under controlled health condition and good education, acceptable values for DMFT and DMFS will be obtained. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-13T06:06:32Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-e2e8b3fedd6c4410933be7b51e032c65 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2676-296X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-13T06:06:32Z |
| publishDate | 2004-09-01 |
| publisher | Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Frontiers in Dentistry |
| spelling | doaj.art-e2e8b3fedd6c4410933be7b51e032c652022-12-22T02:59:14ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesFrontiers in Dentistry2676-296X2004-09-0113"An investigation on DMFTand DMFS of first permanent molars in 12-year- old blind children in residential institutes for blinds in Tehran (2000-2001) " M. Ghandehari Motlagh0 A. Kohestani1 Statement of Problem: Blindness as a disability seems to produce difficulties to reach an ideal heath status of the teeth. Moreover ordinary educational health programmes for this group of population, especially children, are not successful. Purpose: Investigate the dental health status of these children and to see if they are really different with the normal population. Materials and Methods: All sixty three 12- year- old blind children in three institutes were studied. A general questionnaire, as well as a dental questionnaire including some information on the first molars, were completed by these children. Results: The average DMFT and DMFS of the first molars were 3.30± 1.19 and 6.22±3.95 respectively. DMFT was higher in the lower molars, Compared with to the upper ones. However, DMFS was higher in the upper molars. Conclusion: The present study shows that the values of these indices, among blind children, are close to those of normal population, indicating that under controlled health condition and good education, acceptable values for DMFT and DMFS will be obtained.https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/31DMFT and DMFS indicesCariesBlind children |
| spellingShingle | M. Ghandehari Motlagh A. Kohestani "An investigation on DMFTand DMFS of first permanent molars in 12-year- old blind children in residential institutes for blinds in Tehran (2000-2001) " Frontiers in Dentistry DMFT and DMFS indices Caries Blind children |
| title | "An investigation on DMFTand DMFS of first permanent molars in 12-year- old blind children in residential institutes for blinds in Tehran (2000-2001) " |
| title_full | "An investigation on DMFTand DMFS of first permanent molars in 12-year- old blind children in residential institutes for blinds in Tehran (2000-2001) " |
| title_fullStr | "An investigation on DMFTand DMFS of first permanent molars in 12-year- old blind children in residential institutes for blinds in Tehran (2000-2001) " |
| title_full_unstemmed | "An investigation on DMFTand DMFS of first permanent molars in 12-year- old blind children in residential institutes for blinds in Tehran (2000-2001) " |
| title_short | "An investigation on DMFTand DMFS of first permanent molars in 12-year- old blind children in residential institutes for blinds in Tehran (2000-2001) " |
| title_sort | an investigation on dmftand dmfs of first permanent molars in 12 year old blind children in residential institutes for blinds in tehran 2000 2001 |
| topic | DMFT and DMFS indices Caries Blind children |
| url | https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/31 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mghandeharimotlagh aninvestigationondmftanddmfsoffirstpermanentmolarsin12yearoldblindchildreninresidentialinstitutesforblindsintehran20002001 AT akohestani aninvestigationondmftanddmfsoffirstpermanentmolarsin12yearoldblindchildreninresidentialinstitutesforblindsintehran20002001 |