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Published in final edited form as: Int J Paediatr Dent. 2010 May;20(3):222–229. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2010.01031.x

Table 4.

Periodontal status of Caribbean children.

Country Year Authors Study sample Measurements Findings
Dominican Republic 2005 Collins et al. School-based sample of 2007 adolescents aged 12–21 years PPD, recession and CAL at six sites per tooth CAL ≥2 mm at one site or more seen in 15% of participants
CAL ≥3 mm at one site or more seen in less than 4% of participants
St. Vincent/Grenadines 1991 Alonge et al. School-based sample of 1646 children aged 7–19 years CPI (WHO) 12 years old:
21% scored 0
6% scored 1 (bleeding)
74% scored 2 (calculus present)
15–19 years old:
12% scored 0
5% scored 1 (bleeding)
83% scored 2 (calculus present)
Dominica 1990 Leake et al. School-based sample of 442 adolescents aged 11–13 years CPI (WHO) 31% scored 0
62% scored 1 or 2 (calculus present)
Antigua 1990 Vignarajah et al. School-based sample of 246 children aged 12 years and 456 adolescents 15–19 years CPI (WHO) 12 years old:
26% scored 0
28% scored 1 (bleeding)
46% scored 2 (calculus present)
15–19 years old:
14% scored 0
13% scored 1 (bleeding)
56% scored 2 (calculus present)
14% scored 3 (pockets 3.5–5.5 mm)
3% scored 4 (pockets ≥6 mm)
Dominican Republic 1986 Garcia-Godoy et al. School-based sample of 1080 adolescents aged 12–16 years CPI (WHO) 13% scored 0
6% scored 1 (bleeding)
69% scored 2 (calculus present)
12% scored 3 (pockets 3.5–5.5 mm)
0% scored 4 (pockets ≥6 mm)
Trinidad 1961 Wertheimer et al. Census-based sample of 2000 persons, including adolescents aged 15–19 years PI (Russell, 1956*) PI score of 0.43 seen in those aged 15–19, on a scale of 0–8

PPD, pocket probing depth; CAL, clinical attachment loss; CPI, Community Periodontal Index.

*

Source: Russell AL. A system for classification and scoring for prevalence surveys of periodontal disease. J Dent Res 1956; 35: 350–359.