The contrast research between dental caries and oral health behavior of in urban and rural in 3～5 years

Objective:The relationship between dental caries and oral health behavior of in urban and rural in 3～5 years.Method:The samples were selected by multi-stage,stratified and random sampling from Beijing and Jilin province.512 in 3～5 years were recorded.according to The healthy Epidemiology of national mouth cavity investigates the standard carry on criteria.The questionnaries were finished by 512 parents of the children and analyzed the oral health behavior of family in urban and rural by chi-squre test.Result:The prevalence and dmft of dental caries of in 3～5 years.in was 71.23 % and 4.16 respectively.The prevalence of dental caries was 62.26 % in urban and 81.41 % in rural.There was significant difference on the consumption of sweets,water with sugar and beverage between the children in urban and rural.More urban children had good toothbrushing behavior such as the time of beginning brush tooth,the frequency of brushing and daily use of fluoridated toothpaste compared with therural children.The parents in urban had high level of education and incomes and there were more children in urbanhave regular dental visit pattern than in rural.Conclusion:This study has shown that there is an urgent need forthe implementation of a systematic education on oral health behavior of family on rural children.