| caries risk factors in the permanent dentition of tanzanian children: a cohort study (1997-2003). | the aims of the cohort study were to study the association between permanent dentition caries and malnutrition and other risk factors or indicators in a group of children with little or no access to restorative and preventive dental care. | 2007 | 18039292 |
| the effect of choosing different units of analysis when estimating risk of presence of dental caries in the primary dentition. | data on caries are usually collected with the tooth surface or the tooth as the unit, but subsequently analysed by aggregating the data at the level of the individual. | 2003 | 12688601 |
| dental caries in relation to diet, saliva and cariogenic microorganisms in tanzanians of selected age groups. | the relationship between diet and dental caries in a tanzanian population was studied. mutans streptococci, lactobacilli, yeasts, salivary flow rate as well as buffer effect were also analyzed. a random sample of 12-, 35-44- and 65- to 74- year olds was drawn from msongola (rural) and ukombozi (urban), dar-es-salaam. the mean of two 24-h recalls was used for the assessment of food intake. the percentage of those with at least one carious tooth ranged from 30% in the 12-year-olds to 80% in the ol ... | 1996 | 8871014 |