Carious lesions in children with disabilities aged 0-12 years from a Peruvian population

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dental caries, pediatric dentistry, dental care for people with disabilities.

Abstract

Introduction: There are various indicators of and controversies about the prevalence of dental caries in children with and without disabilities.

Objective: Determine the prevalence of cavitated and uncavitated carious lesions based on the CPO-D/ceo-d index and the white spot lesion or active uncavitated lesion registry in children with and without disabilities aged 0-12 years attending the Dental Care Center at San Martín de Porres University in the period 2010-2017.

Methods: A cross-sectional observational retrospective study was conducted of a population composed of the children attending the pediatric dental care service in the period 2010-2017. Seventy-one patients were identified: 31 without disabilities and 40 with disabilities. A review was done of the dental chart in the medical record, the CPO-D/ceo-d index and active uncavitated lesions to determine the presence of dental caries.

Results: Average total affected deciduous teeth (ceo-d + active uncavitated lesions) was 15.83 in children without disabilities and 11.64 in children with disabilities; in mixed dentition deciduous teeth total ceo-d was 7.86 in children without disabilities and 8.20 in children with disabilities; in mixed dentition permanent teeth CPO-D was 3.29 in children without disabilities and 2.27 in children with disabilities. A statistically significant difference in the total affected teeth was only found in deciduous dentition of children with and without disabilities (p = 0.013).

Conclusions: Children with disabilities only showed a greater prevalence of cavitated and uncavitated carious lesions in mixed dentition deciduous teeth, in contrast with children without disabilities (not a statistically significant difference). In the remaining dentitions (mixed deciduous and permanent) prevalence of carious lesions was lower in patients with disabilities, with statistically significant differences.

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Author Biographies

Grace María Gómez-Bernal, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Facultad de Odontología. Lima, Perú.

Magister en Odontología

Facultad de Odontología

Universidad de San Martín de Porres

Rafael Morales Vadillo, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Facultad de Odontología. Lima, Perú.

Coordinador General del Sistema Educativo Basado en la Investigación FO-USMP

Director del Instituto de Investigación FO-USMP

Facultad de Odontología

Universidad de San Martín de Porres

Mariela Ruthsana Romero-Velarde, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Facultad de Odontología. Lima, Perú.

Especialista en Odontopediatria

Facultad de Odontología

Universidad de San Martín de Porres

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2020-09-30

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Gómez-Bernal GM, Morales Vadillo R, Romero-Velarde MR. Carious lesions in children with disabilities aged 0-12 years from a Peruvian population. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2020 Sep. 30 [cited 2025 May 17];57(4):e2905. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2905

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