Oral health impacts among children by dental visiting and treatment needs

Oral health impacts among children by dental visiting and treatment needs

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DSRU research report no. 44

This report provides information on the oral health impacts experienced by Australian children during the period 2004¿06. It investigates differences in parent-reported toothache, eating difficulties and poor oral health perception between children with different dental visiting patterns and treatment needs.

Authored by AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit.

Published 24 July 2009; ISSN 1445-775X; AIHW cat. no. DEN 200; 4pp.; INTERNET ONLY

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  • Main findings (HTML)
  • Oral health impacts
  • Frequency of oral health impacts among children
  • Distribution of oral health impacts
    • Differences by sex
    • Differences by age
    • Differences by state of residence
  • Dental visiting
    • Time since last visit
    • Frequency of visits
    • Usual reason for dental visit
  • Dental needs
    • Perceived need for a check-up
    • Perceived need for a filling
    • Perceived need for an extraction
  • Data collection
  • References