Changing caries experience and risk factors in five- and six-year-old Melbourne children.

摘要: Recent studies have shown a decline in the caries experience Australian children. It has also been that number of socio-demographic variables are associated with risk experience. The aims present study were to identify changes and association five- six-year-old children over period 1977 1985. In 1985, sample 174 resident municipality Brunswick, suburb Melbourne, was examined. A similar drawn from same area 1977. percentage caries-free had greatly increased, while decreased. Parental birthplace, occupation ethnicity used control for samples between two survey times. 1985 exposure water fluoridation highlighted improvement dental health Melbourne since consistency associations ‘at risk’