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Dental Caries
Prevention of dental caries is a key target for dental professionals and governments of developed and developing nations, particularly among children. The WHO considers that dental caries and periodontal disease have historically been the most important global oral health burdens. Dental caries are still a problem in most industrialized countries, affecting 60-90% of schoolchildren and the majority of adults. In 2004 it was reported that the rate of decayed, missing or filled teeth in 12 year olds was 3.0 in the US and 2.6 in European countries, with much lower rates in developing nations (1.7 in Africa). However the rate of dental caries is increasing in developing countries as the exposure to sugar increases without a parallel increase in exposure to fluoride[iv].
3.0 in fluoridated USA? Less in Europe and 1.7 in Africa!
Prevention of dental caries is a key target for dental professionals and governments of developed and developing nations, particularly among children. The WHO considers that dental caries and periodontal disease have historically been the most important global oral health burdens. Dental caries are still a problem in most industrialized countries, affecting 60-90% of schoolchildren and the majority of adults. In 2004 it was reported that the rate of decayed, missing or filled teeth in 12 year olds was 3.0 in the US and 2.6 in European countries, with much lower rates in developing nations (1.7 in Africa). However the rate of dental caries is increasing in developing countries as the exposure to sugar increases without a parallel increase in exposure to fluoride[iv].
3.0 in fluoridated USA? Less in Europe and 1.7 in Africa!
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