Analysis of trend and polarization of dental caries in pre-schoolers: cross-sectional study

Authors

  • Valdeci Elias dos Santos Junior University of Pernambuco
  • Joan Manuel Rodriguez Diaz Federal University of Pernambuco
  • Arnoldo Vasconcelos de Alencar Filho University of Pernambuco
  • Maria das Graças Félix de Figueiredo University of Pernambuco
  • Candida Augusta Rabelo de Morais Guerra
  • Arnaldo França Caldas Junior University of Pernambuco
  • Monica Vilela Heimer University of Pernambuco
  • Aronita Rosenblatt University of Pernambuco

Keywords:

dental caries, children, epidemiology, oral health, comparative study.

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the tendency and polarization of dental caries in children 4-5 years of age, between 2006 and 2014.
Method: this is a comparison of two similar cross-sectional studies that included 226 children each year. Clinical data were collected according to the criteria proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). A previously validated questionnaire was administered to parents or guardians of children, in order to obtain data related to family income.
Results: 32.7% of children in 2006 and 35% in 2014 had at least one decayed tooth. The dmft index was 1.25 in 2006 and 1.40 in 2014, with no statistically significant difference (p> 0.05). It was verified that there is a higher concentration of dental caries in populations of lower economic status (p <0.05) for the years of analysis.
Conclusion: the caries prevalence showed a tendency to remain constant after eight years of the baseline. Thus, the disease showed polarized, indicating a higher concentration of children whose families had worse socioeconomic conditions.

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Published

2015-01-23

How to Cite

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dos Santos Junior VE, Rodriguez Diaz JM, Vasconcelos de Alencar Filho A, Félix de Figueiredo M das G, Rabelo de Morais Guerra CA, França Caldas Junior A, et al. Analysis of trend and polarization of dental caries in pre-schoolers: cross-sectional study. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2015 Jan. 23 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];52(1):28-33. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/661

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 1 (2015): JAN- MAR

Section

Research Article

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