PMID- 11414428
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20011025
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 0125-1562 (Print)
IS  - 0125-1562 (Linking)
VI  - 31
IP  - 4
DP  - 2000 Dec
TI  - The prevalence of periodontal disease and oral hygiene care in Savannakhet 
      Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
PG  - 775-9
AB  - The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of periodontal 
      diseases in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR. This survey was conducted 14 years 
      after the country reformed its economic structure towards the free market. Thirty 
      villages were picked by simple random sampling from a total of 1,560 villages. 
      Two thousand four hundred and fifty-three individuals, aged twelve and over, were 
      interviewed about oral hygiene practice, and were examined for periodontal health 
      status using the community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) index. 
      Forty percent of the sample had regular practices, 56.5% occasional practices and 
      3.5% were ignorant about oral hygiene. Oral hygiene practices were performed in 
      the morning by using a toothbrush (61.1%) and the index finger (24.8%). The 
      cleaning agent was water alone for 68.6% and salt powder for 28%. The prevalence 
      of healthy gingiva was nearly zero in all age groups. Gingival bleeding was very 
      low. The most common periodontal problem was calculus deposits, found in 3-5 
      sextants of all age groups. The pocket depth was 4-5 mm on average; however a 
      depth of more than 6 mm was not observed.
FAU - Chuckpaiwong, S
AU  - Chuckpaiwong S
AD  - Department of Hospital Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, 
      Bangkok, Thailand.
FAU - Ngonephady, S
AU  - Ngonephady S
FAU - Dharmbhibhit, J
AU  - Dharmbhibhit J
FAU - Kasetsuwan, J
AU  - Kasetsuwan J
FAU - Sirirat, M
AU  - Sirirat M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Thailand
TA  - Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
JT  - The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health
JID - 0266303
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Child
MH  - Female
MH  - Gingiva/pathology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Laos/epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Oral Hygiene
MH  - Periodontal Diseases/*epidemiology/pathology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - *Self Care
EDAT- 2001/06/21 10:00
MHDA- 2001/10/26 10:01
CRDT- 2001/06/21 10:00
PHST- 2001/06/21 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2001/10/26 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2001/06/21 10:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2000 Dec;31(4):775-9.