We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Epidemiological study regarding carious activity in mixed dentition in a group of school children in Bucharest.
- Authors
Farcaşiu, Cătălina; Sanda, Mihnea Cristian; Farcaşiu, Alexandru-Titus; Dina, Magdalena Natalia; Andrei, Oana-Cella
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess carious activity in mixed dentition for a group of children from a school in Bucharest. Material and method: the children were examined in natural light using common instruments, without drying the dental surfaces. We recorded data about caries, fillings, missing and traumatized teeth. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS v.19. Results: 49.4% of the examined children were boys; mean age was 7.77±1.22 years; caries prevalence was 81.92% in temporary dentition and 31.32% in permanent dentition, incipient caries were equally distributed on both sexes, with a medium value of 0.07. Girls had three times more caries on permanent teeth than boys (p=0.012); DMFT is significantly different (p=0,010) between boys and girls; DMFS is higher in girls (p=0.038). Incipient caries mean value was 0.39±0.79, higher than the mean value of sealed teeth (0.25±0.74). Traumatized teeth prevalence was 2.40%, MIH prevalence was 1.20%. 15.66% of children had significant deposits of plaque and tartar in the day of the examination. Conclusions: this study highlights a high presence of caries, both in temporary and in permanent dentition, with DMFT values higher in boys than in girls. Superior molars are healthier than inferior ones in both dentitions. Incipient caries presence is equally distributed in both sexes. Only girls had sealed teeth in temporary dentition, indicating that girls' parents consider dental health as being important. In permanent dentition, caries presence was found three times more in girls than in boys; the number of sealed teeth is very low compared to the number of incipient caries.
- Subjects
DENTITION; DENTAL plaque
- Publication
dentalTarget, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1842-5054
- Publication type
Article