Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry
Vol 19, No 2 (2007): July

The caries prevalence, def–t index and DMF–T index of deaf children at the primary school of special education Kota Kinabalu in Sabah

Joe, Melissa May (Unknown)
Chemiawan, Eka (Unknown)
Runkat, Jakobus (Unknown)

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Publish Date
31 Jul 2007

Abstract

Deaf is the loss of hearing partially or even totally and could happen congenitally or acquired. The purpose of this research was to find out the information on the caries prevalence, def-t and DMF-T index of Deaf children at the Primary School of Special Education in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah year 2008. This study was a descriptive research with survey technique. All samples, 43 primary students of Primary School of Special Education in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from kindergarten to primary six. The def-t and DMF-T index standard used the WHO criteria, namely, very low (0.1-1), low (1.2-2.6), moderate (2.7-4.4), high (4.5-6.5), and very high (>6.5). The results of this research indicate that the caries prevalence of the Deaf children year 2008 was 95.3%. the def-t index was 2.81 and DMF-T index was 1.67. The conclusion of this research was that the average def-t index included in moderate criteria and the DMF-T index was low.

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Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry
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PJD

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Universitas Padjadjaran

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Dentistry Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry or known as PJD, is an English-language scientific periodicals published by the Faculty of Dentistry Universitas Padjadjaran thrice a year on every March, July and November. The submission process of manuscript is open throughout the year. All submitted manuscripts ...