The result of oral health survey Ulaanbaatar city

Abstract

Dental caries is a worldwide spreader infectious decease. According to the present studies, the prevalence of the disease is highly dependent on the developmental of the country and its prevention strategies. By the World Dental Federation and World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, dental caries prevalence is increasing every year in Mongolia, which is becoming one of the main problems in our country. According to studies, the most effective method of decreasing prevalence of caries is to have an oral health knowledge, provide caries treatment on early-stage and focusing more on prevention. The studied population was 1936 subject who were selected from 4 age groups (5, 12, 35-44, 65-74 years old) and from 6 district of Ulaanbaatar. The prevalence of dental caries and mean Decayed, Missed, Filled permanent teeth (DMFt) / decayed, filled teeth (dft) were 90.9% and 6.9±0.20 among 5 years old, 81.4% and 2.5±0.10 among 12 years old, 98.2% and 12.1±0.30 among 35-44 years old, 99.8% and 24.6±0.33 among 65-74 years old. The poor oral hygiene index was 47.5%, 46.1%, 45.7% and 25.6%.