Childhood dental caries experience in northern Spain: a cross-sectional study.
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent
; 24(1): 95-103, 2023 Feb.
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PURPOSE: This study aimed to describe the caries experience in primary and permanent dentition of schoolchildren from a sample taken in public schools in Bilbao, to identify the most vulnerable child population, and compare them with the findings obtained by the Children's Dental Care Programme in the region of the Basque Country (Spain). METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a representative sample (n = 1682) of children from 5-year-old early childhood education classes and the first- and second-year elementary classes in public schools in Bilbao. The dependent variable was the caries experience determined through oral examinations carried out by a single dentist. On the other hand, independent variables were measured through questionnaires completed by families, with help from teachers as appropriate. In the statistical analysis, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric tests, as well as two logistic regressions, were performed, and the significance level was set at α = 0.05 for decision making. RESULTS: The mean (SD) values of dft, DMFT, DMFS and DMFT of first permanent molars scores were 1.25 ± 2.20, 0.16 ± 0.61, 0.20 ± 0.90 and 0.15 ± 0.57, respectively. Compared to the findings in the most recent PADI report, the schoolchildren in our sample had slightly greater experience of dental caries in primary dentition and much greater experience in permanent dentition. CONCLUSION: The dft index of the primary dentition for the current sample is 1.25, while the DMFT index for the permanent dentition is 0.16. Among pupils in early childhood and elementary education in public schools in Bilbao, children from families with low socioeconomic status and educational attainment are most vulnerable to developing caries.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Caries Dental
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent
Asunto de la revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido