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  • Title: Dental caries experience among the elderly population in South East local government area in Ibadan, Nigeria.
    Author: Taiwo JO, Onyeaso CO, Kolude BO, Ibiyemi O.
    Journal: Odontostomatol Trop; 2007 Jun; 30(118):31-6. PubMed ID: 17933359.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To determine the caries experience of the elderly people in South East Local Government Area (S.E.L.G.A) in Ibadan. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A randomly selected sample of 690 elderly people from 23 wards in S.E.L.G.A were examined by two trained and calibrated examiners according to WHO criteria. RESULTS: Majority of them (85.5%) had no caries experience. Their mean DMFT was 0.46. More teeth in the mandible (160) than the maxilla were affected by caries or treated for caries. Their MNI was 25.5% and RI was 21%. CONCLUSION: The elderly in S.E.L.G.A have low caries experience and very high-unmet dental health needs.
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