TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper presents selected results of two recent representative cross sectional studies of oral health in the German population, conducted by the IDZ (Institute of German Dentists) for the old Federal States (the former Federal Republic of Germany) in 1989 (n= 1741) and the new Federal States (the former German Democratic Republic) in 1992 (n=1519). Each epidemiological study reported both clinical and sociological data. The following average DMFT values were determined: for the children aged 8/9 yr: 1.4; for the adolescents aged 13/14 yr: 4.9; for the adults aged 35-44 yr: 16.1; and for the adults aged 45-54 yr: 17.9. These are the overall averages for "Germany West" and "Germany East" combined. The overall results for periodontal health in adults were as follows: CPITN 0: 4.9%; CPITN 1:11.2%; CPITN 2: 24.6%; CPITN 3: 42.7%; and CPITN 4:16.6% for the adults aged 35-44 yr and CPITN 0: 2.4%; CPITN 1: 8.1%; CPITN 2: 20.4%; CPITN 3: 46.8%; and CPITN 4: 22.3% for the adults aged 45-54 yr. The following average tooth loss figures were calculated for Germany as a whole: age group 35-44 yr: 3.9 missing teeth; age group 45-54 yr: 7.7 missing teeth. In addition, all the morbidity data determined have been analysed for statistical significance in the comparison between "West" and "East" Germany. The prevalences presented are also differentiated according to the socioeconomic status (SES) of the subjects, with the lower social strata as a whole showing higher morbidity prevalences. Comparisons show that caries has declined significantly among children and adolescents in Germany in the last 10-15 yr. Finally, the authors recommend the inclusion of qualitative research techniques when studying the differential causation of the inverse correlation between oral morbidity and social status.
AD  - Institut der Deutschen Zahnarzte (Institute of German Dentists, IDZ), Cologne, Germany.
AN  - 8833517
AU  - Micheelis, Wolfgang
AU  - Bauch, Jost
DA  - Feb
DO  - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00815.x
IS  - 1
J2  - Community Dent Oral Epidemiol
KW  - Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
DMF Index
Dental Caries/epidemiology
Dental Prosthesis/statistics & numerical data
Germany/epidemiology
Germany, East/epidemiology
Germany, West/epidemiology
Gingival Hemorrhage/epidemiology
Humans
Middle Aged
Periodontal Diseases/*epidemiology
Periodontal Index
Periodontitis/epidemiology
Prevalence
Social Class
Tooth Diseases/*epidemiology
Tooth Loss/epidemiology
L1  - internal-pdf://1403343776/Micheelis-1996-Oral health of representative s.pdf
N1  - Micheelis, W
Bauch, J
eng
Comparative Study
DENMARK
1996/02/01
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1996 Feb;24(1):62-7.
PY  - 1996
SN  - 0301-5661 (Print)
0301-5661 (Linking)
SP  - 62-67
ST  - Oral health of representative samples of Germans examined in 1989 and 1992
T2  - Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
TI  - Oral health of representative samples of Germans examined in 1989 and 1992
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8833517
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00815.x/abstract
VL  - 24
ID  - 1074
ER  -