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Evaluation of Caries Status among Adolescents in Jeonju City with WHO Basic Methods, International Caries Detection and Assessment System II (ICDAS-II)

Kibong Park 1 Doyoung Kim 1 Daewoo Lee 1 김재환 2 Yang Yeon Mi 3 KIM JAE GON 3

1전북대학교 치의학전문대학원 소아치과학교실 및 구강생체과학연구소
2전남대학교 치의학전문대학원 소아치과학교실
3전북대학교

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ABSTRACT

Since it is favorable to include the incipient caries lesion in the diagnostic criteria in adolescence, this study had surveyed dental caries status of adolescents at ages of 13 and 16 by using WHO basic methods and ICDASII codes. In this study, mean DMFT index was 3.71, and mean DT index was 1.94. For both indices, the age 16 group showed higher values than the age 13 group. By groups of teeth, DMFT index and DT index exhibited highest to the lowest values in molar, premolar, and anterior teeth, respectively. 77.46% of total numbers of teeth were classified as code 0 in ICDAS-II. Compared to anterior teeth, numbers of decayed teeth were increased in posterior teeth. All caries lesions in anterior teeth and premolars were limited to enamel. ICDAS-II code is an useful method to detect the incipient caries lesion, allowing preventive control on caries management.

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