Sj. Porhashemi , J. Mahmodian ,
Volume 6, Issue 1 (9 1993)
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AR-SA During the recent century, the prevalence of
dental caries has been changed widely. Therefore, following industrial
revolution of Europe in 19th century and industrialization of European
countries as well as population increase in the cities and changes in
nutritional diets of people, dental caries prevalence has rapidly increased.
Thus, by feeling danger and improving awareness, These countries decided to
prevent caries. This , lead to a considerable decrease in DMF indices. In
developing countries, the situation was reversed and although industrial
developments have happened, dental caries prevalence has been gradually
increased. In this article, the etiology of these transitions is discussed and
analyzed and practical solutions are mentioned.
