The Prevalence and Patterns of Dental Caries in Labrador Inuit Youth

• Published in: Journal of Public Health Dentistry
• Main Authors: Zammit, Mark P., Torres, Alma, Johnsen, David C., Hans, Mark G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1994
• Subjects: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; General Dentistry; Nain; eskimo*; Hopedale; inuit
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.1994.tb01204.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1752-7325.1994.tb01204.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1752-7325.1994.tb01204.x

Abstract Objectives: This study was undertaken to examine the prevalence of dental caries in Inuit (Eskimo) youth aged 5–22 years. Methods : Both tooth‐oriented indices and child‐oriented caries patterns were recorded in a field study conducted in 1991 in Nain and Hopedale, Northern Labrador. Sevent...