Prevalência de cárie dentária em pré-escolares de escolas de educação infantil de Araçatuba, São Paulo

• Main Author: Garbin, Clea Adas Saliba [UNESP]
• Publication Date: 2011
• Other Authors: Chiba, Fernando Yamamoto [UNESP], Garbin, Artênio José Isper [UNESP], Arcieri, Renato Moreira [UNESP]
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Download full: http://apcdaracatuba.com.br/revista/v322jd2011/v322jd2011.htm; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/133382
• topic: Dental caries; Epidemiology; Oral health; School health; Cárie dentária; Epidemiologia; Saúde bucal; Saúde escolar

Epidemiological data on the conditions of oral health are essential for professionals in the health care plan, execute and evaluate dental programs. In Brazil, most oral health programs directs its resources to middle schools, leaving the preschool children in a secondary plan. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of dental caries in preschool children from 4-6 years of age from schools of child education (EMEIs) of the city of Araçatuba-SP. The study was conducted on a sample of 275 children of both genders, representative of the population of preschool children in the city of Araçatuba-SP. In order to assess the prevalence and severity of dental caries indices we used the dmft and DMFT indexes, according to the codes and standards recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).The average dmft of 1.88 was found, comprising 78% of decayed teeth, 21% of restaured teeth and 1% with indicated extraction teeth. Regarding the permanent dentition, the average DMFT was 0.08, consisting of 71% of decayed teeth, 29% restored and 0% of missing teeth. Based on results found, there was a high caries prevalence in deciduous and permanent teeth, demonstrating the need for more dental care to the group studied.