| dental caries and microbial and salivary conditions in uruguayan children from two different socioeconomic areas. | dental caries, microbial and salivary conditions, dietary habits, and socioeconomic conditions were studied in 100 12- to 13-year-old children from 2 different socioeconomic areas in montevideo: pocitos and piedras blancas. the residents of pocitos had a higher educational level, better housing conditions, and occupations involving higher earnings than those of piedras blancas. the caries prevalence in the two areas was about the same, but the children in piedras blancas had more decayed surface ... | 1994 | 7887147 |
| caries incidence, effect of preventive measures, and caries prediction in uruguayan children. | in 1988, 100 12- to 13-year-old children from two neighborhoods in montevideo with different standards of living were examined. twenty-three children with large numbers of mutans streptococci, lactobacilli, or decayed surfaces or a combination of these factors were considered to be at high risk of developing caries. twelve of these 23 children were selected for special preventive measures. a second examination was made 18 months later, at which 81 of the originally 100 children were studied. the ... | 1995 | 7740923 |