[Epidemiological study of the oral health status children population in Apokorona and Sfakia].

Abstract

The purpose of this epidemiological study is to estimate and evaluate the oral health of children in Apokorona and Sfakia districts of Hania, in the Island of Crete. One thousand twenty seven children between 5-17 years old were examined from which 521 were males and 506 females the total number of the children were 1673. This sample was divided in a. Children that lived in the mountains and b. Children that lived in the valley. The study showed: The attack of dental caries is high in (dmf) 3.91 and (DMF) 4.88. The frequency of dental visits, the oral hygiene, dental care and prevention in the examined children were in very low levels. Periodontal disease aflicts about 33%.