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Dental Caries Experience in the Deciduous Dentition of Rural Guatemalan Children Ages 6 Months to 7 Years

Peter F. Infante

Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, USA

George M. Gillespie

Dental Section, Department of Health Services, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC 20037

A study of 528 Guatemalan children indicated that caries prevalence in the deciduous dentition was twice as great as but in the permanent dentition was similar to that for US white children. This is a repeated observation for children of some preindustrial societies. Caries experience was significantly greater in boys. Until 4 years of age, caries attack was greater in the anterior segment of the oral cavity; linear enamel hypoplasia was a predisposing factor.

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 55, No. 6, 951-957 (1976)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345760550064501
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