Risk factor associated to dental caries in children from nurseries

Authors

  • Ricardo Rodríguez Llanes Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Oeste-Habana. La Habana
  • Eladio Miguel Traviesas Herrera Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Oeste-Habana. La Habana
  • Eva Lavandera Carballido Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Oeste-Habana. La Habana
  • Mabel Duque Hernández Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Oeste-Habana. La Habana

Keywords:

Risk factors, dental caries/epidemiology, ceo-d index

Abstract

Risk factors associated to dental caries are a measurable likelihood and also a
predictive value in prevention of this condition, which is the major cause of teeth
loss. We made a cross-sectional, descriptive and observational study to determine
the clinicoepidemiologic behavior of risk factors of dental caries in children from
nurseries in Artemisa municipality from April to December, 2007 to identify
prevalence and the risk factors associated with dental caries, and also to analyze
risk degree in study sample. Universe includes 642 infants from 6 nurseries and
sampling was performed by feasibility, in which we choice 2 nurseries for a total of
240 infants grouped according age, sex, dental caries prevalence, and most of risk
factors, as well as risk degree. We applied a form including a questioning to parents
and guardians and buccal examination to children from the same institutions,
applying in each case the ceo-d rate. Among the main results we noted that 80% of
children was caries-free, that the more incident risk factors were cariogenic diet
and a poor oral hygiene, and that more than 80% of sample has a low risk of
caries. We conclude that dental caries prevalence in these institutions is low despite
risk factor influence conditioning appearance of this condition.

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Published

2009-04-16

How to Cite

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Rodríguez Llanes R, Traviesas Herrera EM, Lavandera Carballido E, Duque Hernández M. Risk factor associated to dental caries in children from nurseries. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2009 Apr. 16 [cited 2025 Feb. 6];46(2):61-70. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2615

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 2 (2009): APR- JUN

Section

Research Article

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