Pathfinder survey and analysis on dental caries status among the conscripts of Chinese PLA in 2003

    LI Gang1£¬GUO Zhiª²Yuan2£¬YU Hai3£¬ZHAN Fei4£¬ WANG Xinª²Ming3£¬ SONG Yongª²Jun2£¬ZHANG Hong4

    1Department of Preventive Stomatology,Stomatological College,Fourth Military Medical University,Xi¬ðan 710033,China, 2 Department of Dentistry, Hospital of PLA 92941 Forces, Huludao 125000, China, 3 Department of Dentistry, 457 Hospital of PLA,Wuhan 430012, China,4 Department of Dentistry, Hospital of PLA 65571 Forces,Siping 136000, China

    ¡¾Abstract¡¿ AIM: The aim of this study was to survey and analysis dental caries among the military male persons for future developmental dental services in China. METHODS: A Pathfinder survey Using WHO oral health survey basic methods(1997) RESULTS: Data of 1269 military male persons were collected from army, air force and navy survey stations. The survey results showed that the prevalence rate of dental caries was 36ª±92%, each person had 0ª±83 carries teeth average among military male persons of PLA.CONCLUSION: The prevalence rates of dental caries keep their lower levels and early stages. But it was the higher levels on the unfall rate of dental caries. Systematic dental services may further improve the oral health of the military male persons.. ......