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dc.contributor.authorJacobsen, Ioanna Dallari
dc.contributor.authorCrossner, Claes-Göran
dc.contributor.authorEriksen, Harald
dc.contributor.authorEspelid, Ivar
dc.contributor.authorUllbro, Arne Christer
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-27T11:53:38Z
dc.date.available2019-02-27T11:53:38Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-04
dc.description.abstract<p><i>Aim</i>: To assess the prevalence of proximal enamel lesions, the need for non-operative caries treatment and the quality of dental restorations in 869 students aged 16 years from Northern Norway.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: All first year upper secondary school students in Tromsø and Balsfjord municipalities were invited to participate in an oral- and general health project (Fit Futures). The attendance rate was 90%, and all subjects born in 1994 (449 males and 420 females) were included in the present study. Dental caries was registered according to a 5-graded scale (1–2 = enamel lesions; 3–5 = dentinal lesions). Scores from 1 to 4 were used to register the quality of restorations (1 = good; 2 = acceptable; 3 = poor; 4 = unacceptable).</p> <p><i>Results</i>: Only 6% of the 16-year-olds were completely caries-free. There were 84% of the participants with proximal enamel lesions. A majority of them had either previously restored teeth (35%) or both restored teeth and untreated dentinal caries lesions (34%). When using the D-value of the DMFS-index as a diagnostic criterion, 39% of the participants were in need of restorative treatment. When proximal enamel lesions were included in the diagnosis, the number of participants in need of restorative and/or non-operative caries treatment was 85%. Over 1/3 of the participants presented with at least one restoration below an acceptable quality level.</p> <p><i>Conclusions</i>: Dental caries is still a major health problem affecting the total teenage population. A non-operative treatment strategy should be considered relevant in order to reduce the need for restorative treatment.</p>en_US
dc.descriptionAccepted manuscript version. Published version available at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-018-0387-z> https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-018-0387-z</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJacobsen, I.D., Crossner, C., Eriksen, H.M., Espelid, I. & Ullbro, A.C. (2018). Need of non-operative caries treatment in 16-year-olds from Northern Norway. <i>European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry</i>. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-018-0387-zen_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1666063
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s40368-018-0387-z
dc.identifier.issn1818-6300
dc.identifier.issn1996-9805
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/14782
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.journalEuropean Archives of Paediatric Dentistry
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical dentistry disciplines: 830en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk odontologiske fag: 830en_US
dc.subjectProximal enamel cariesen_US
dc.subjectDental cariesen_US
dc.subjectNon-operative treatmenten_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectOral healthen_US
dc.titleNeed of non-operative caries treatment in 16-year-olds from Northern Norwayen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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