Incipient lesions of dental caries and its relation to oral hygiene in Venezuelan children

Authors

  • Alina Roche Martínez Facultad de Estomatología de La Habana
  • Nayda Nasco Hidalgo Facultad de Estomatología de La Habana
  • Estela de los Ángeles Gispert Abreu Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública
  • Tania Jiménez Echemendia Facultad de Estomatología de La Habana
  • María Isabel Ventura Hernández Facultad de Estomatología de La Habana

Keywords:

Dental caries incipient lesion, white spots, oral hygiene, fluorine toothpastes

Abstract

A cross-sectional, descriptive and observational study was conducted to identify the prevalence of dental caries incipient lesions (CIL) and its relation to oral hygiene in children aged 5-11 of Community Integral Health Area (CIHA) in Macandona municipality, Zulia State, Venezuela from January to December, 2006. Sample included 220 children selecting 120 seen in consultation during the established period and fulfilling the inclusion criteria. The CILs were detected by visual/tactile clinical method without pressure, the oral hygiene level by revised oral hygiene rate and the background of fluorine brushing was achieved by asking parents. The abstract measure of data was the percentage and we used the ratio difference test. The 33.3 % of children had two CILs, from then the 60.7 % was a female sex; the 42.9 % of children with two CILs showed a inappropriate oral hygiene and those used daily fluorine toothpaste were less involved. It allows us to conclude that the half of children had CIL, and that the incipient lesions were more frequent in female sex, in children with a poor oral hygiene, and in those no used fluorine toothpaste daily.

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Published

2009-10-16

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Roche Martínez A, Nasco Hidalgo N, Gispert Abreu E de los Ángeles, Jiménez Echemendia T, Ventura Hernández MI. Incipient lesions of dental caries and its relation to oral hygiene in Venezuelan children. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2009 Oct. 16 [cited 2025 Dec. 9];46(4):69-78. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2636

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 4 (2009): OCT- DEC

Section

Research Article

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