Dental health in 14- to 17-year-old Estonian schoolchildren in Tartu and Tallinn

Juhani Wolf Department of Dental Radiology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Dental Clinic, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; and Tallinn Dental Clinic, Tallinn, Estonia

Jaakko S. Peltola Department of Dental Radiology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Dental Clinic, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; and Tallinn Dental Clinic, Tallinn, Estonia

Taavo Seedre Department of Dental Radiology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Dental Clinic, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; and Tallinn Dental Clinic, Tallinn, Estonia

Silvia Russak Department of Dental Radiology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Dental Clinic, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; and Tallinn Dental Clinic, Tallinn, Estonia

Anne Männik Department of Dental Radiology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Dental Clinic, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; and Tallinn Dental Clinic, Tallinn, Estonia

Marek Vink Department of Dental Radiology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Dental Clinic, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; and Tallinn Dental Clinic, Tallinn, Estonia

Maris Sirkel Department of Dental Radiology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Dental Clinic, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; and Tallinn Dental Clinic, Tallinn, Estonia

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Abstract

The dental health of 392 Estonian schoolchildren aged 14-17 years (197 in Tartu and 195 in Tallinn) was studied. In Tartu only 1 child had lost teeth because of caries, as against 30 in Tallinn. Clinically caries-free dentitions were found in 15% of the children in Tartu and in 3% in Tallinn. The mean DMFT value was 3.7 in Tartu and 7.0 in Tallinn, being higher among girls in both cities. The mean DT value was 1.0 in Tartu and 2.6 in Tallinn. All subjects examined had a gingival bleeding index (GBI) higher than zero. The mean GBI was 20% in Tartu and 18% in Tallinn.

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