Prevalence of Dental Caries in 5- and 6-Year-Old Myanmar Children

• Main Authors: Yoshiaki Nomura (Author), Khin Maung (Author), Eint Min Kay Khine (Author), Khin Myo Sint (Author), May Phyo Lin (Author), Min Khaing Win Myint (Author), Thu Aung (Author), Kaoru Sogabe (Author), Ryoko Otsuka (Author), Ayako Okada (Author), Erika Kakuta (Author), Wit Yee Wint (Author), Masahide Uraguchi (Author), Ryo Hasegawa (Author), Nobuhiro Hanada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There are no national data available of the oral health in Myanmar. In this study, we examined dental caries status of 187 school children located in the suburban area of Naypyidaw, capital of Myanmar, at the age of five and six and analyzed by the individual level and tooth level. Maxillary D and B...