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Cariology in the 21st Century
State of the Art and Future Perspectives
Proceedings of a Symposium held at the 50th Anniversary ORCA Congress, July 2-6, 2003, Konstanz, Germany
Guest Editors: B. Nyvad, Aarhus; J.M. ten Cate, Amsterdam; C. Robinson, Leeds
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Paper
Changes in Dental Caries 1953-2003
T.M. Marthaler
Center for Dentistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Address of Corresponding Author
Caries Research 2004;38:173-181 (DOI: 10.1159/000077752)
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Key Words
Dental caries
Caries epidemiology
Time trends
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Abstract
In the first half of the 20th century, indices and methods of conducting surveys of the level of dental diseases were developed. Modern epidemiological studies began in the fifties and many reliable studies have been conducted after 1960. In the following decades, a substantial decline of caries prevalence was documented in the majority of the highly industrialized countries, with reductions of lifetime caries experience exceeding 75%. The decline comes to an end when low or very low levels of prevalence are reached. Children of low socioeconomic status and immigrants from outside Western Europe, however, generally have higher disease levels and may cause increases in caries prevalence. For this and other reasons, caries epidemiology will remain an indispensable part of dental public health.
Copyright © 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel
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Author Contacts
Prof. Dr. Thomas M. Marthaler
Bellerivestrasse 21
CH-8008 Zürich (Switzerland)
Tel. +41 44 381 75 40, Fax +41 44 381 75 43
E-Mail tmarthal@zui.unizh.ch
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Article Information
Number of Print Pages : 9
Number of Figures : 3, Number of Tables : 4, Number of References : 39
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State of the Art and Future Perspectives
Proceedings of a Symposium held at the 50th Anniversary ORCA Congress, July 2-6, 2003, Konstanz, Germany
Guest Editors: B. Nyvad, Aarhus; J.M. ten Cate, Amsterdam; C. Robinson, Leeds
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Paper
Changes in Dental Caries 1953-2003
T.M. Marthaler
Center for Dentistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Address of Corresponding Author
Caries Research 2004;38:173-181 (DOI: 10.1159/000077752)
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Key Words
Dental caries
Caries epidemiology
Time trends
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Abstract
In the first half of the 20th century, indices and methods of conducting surveys of the level of dental diseases were developed. Modern epidemiological studies began in the fifties and many reliable studies have been conducted after 1960. In the following decades, a substantial decline of caries prevalence was documented in the majority of the highly industrialized countries, with reductions of lifetime caries experience exceeding 75%. The decline comes to an end when low or very low levels of prevalence are reached. Children of low socioeconomic status and immigrants from outside Western Europe, however, generally have higher disease levels and may cause increases in caries prevalence. For this and other reasons, caries epidemiology will remain an indispensable part of dental public health.
Copyright © 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel
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Author Contacts
Prof. Dr. Thomas M. Marthaler
Bellerivestrasse 21
CH-8008 Zürich (Switzerland)
Tel. +41 44 381 75 40, Fax +41 44 381 75 43
E-Mail tmarthal@zui.unizh.ch
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Article Information
Number of Print Pages : 9
Number of Figures : 3, Number of Tables : 4, Number of References : 39
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Free Abstract Article (References) Article (PDF 136 KB)
Journal Home
Editorial Board
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Copyright © 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel
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