Accession Number:

AD1013277

Title:

Retrospective Assessment of Caries Experience Among U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Uniformed Services University Of The Health Sciences Bethesda United States

Personal Author(s):

• Stratmeyer,Matthew

Report Date:

2012-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

58.0

Abstract:

Objective To assess the 4-year caries incidence from matriculation to graduation among U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman. Methods Dental records n 300 from a total population of 1006 midshipmen from the 2011 graduation class at U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD were randomly selected for review. Patients were assigned a caries risk status based on the number of caries lesions recorded at the initial examination Low 0 lesions Moderate 1-2 lesions High 3 lesions. For each risk category, caries prevalence DMFS, DMFT, incipient surfaces and caries incidence were calculated based on findings recorded at the initial E1, third-year E2, and fourth-year E3 examinations. The most significant predictors for caries incidence were determined for each risk category by linear regression analysis.

Descriptors:

• THESES
• dentistry
• naval personnel
• dental research
• tooth diseases
• teeth
• united states naval academy risk analysis
• lesions

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE