Dental caries prevalence in children up to 36 months of age attending daycare centers in municipalities with different water fluoride content


Autoria(s): Pagliari Tiano, Ana Valeria; Moimaz, Suzely Adas Saliba; Saliba, Orlando; Saliba, Nemre Adas
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

30/09/2013

20/05/2014

30/09/2013

20/05/2014

01/01/2009

Resumo

This study determined the prevalence of cavitated caries lesions (CCL) and early childhood caries (ECC), and the contribution of some variables in children up to 36 months of age attending daycare centers in municipalities with different fluoride levels in the water supply: AFC (adequate fluoride content) and LFC (low fluoride content). After approval of the Ethics Committee, the parents were interviewed. The children were clinically examined using the same codes and criteria established by the WHO (World Health Organization) and the ADA (American Dental Association). Fisher's exact test (p<0.05) was applied for statistical analysis of data. The dmft indices calculated in the LFC and AFC municipalities were 0.57 and 0.68, respectively. Considering all children examined, 17.6% presented CCL and 33.8% ECC. The economic classification, mother's education level and duration of breastfeeding were considered statistically significant with regards to CCL prevalence. The age group, duration of the habit of drinking milk before bedtime and age at which oral hygiene started were considered statistically significant with regards to ECC prevalence.

Formato

39-44

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-77572009000100008

Journal of Applied Oral Science. Bauru-sp: Univ São Paulo Fac Odontologia Bauru, v. 17, n. 1, p. 39-44, 2009.

1678-7757

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/15450

WOS:000266688600008

S1678-77572009000100008.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru

Relação

Journal of Applied Oral Science

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Oral health #Dental caries #Early childhood caries
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article