The prevalence and patterns of dental caries in Labrador Inuit youth

• Main Authors: Zammit, Mark P., Torres, Alma, Johnsen, David C., Hans, Mark G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Association of Public Health Dentistry 1994
• Subjects: Dental caries in children > Labrador (N.L.); Dental caries > Research > Labrador (N.L.); Inuit > Health and hygiene; Dental caries > Labrador (N.L.); Nain; eskimo*; Hopedale; inuit
• Online Access: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/33646

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. Seventy-eight pe...