Pre-school Child Oral Health in a Rural Chilean Community

Caries and gingivitis are the most prevalent diseases in Chile. The aim of this study is to determine the damage of oral health in children ages 4 and 5 years, in Peralillo, Chile, prior to the start of oral health program promoted by JUNAEB (Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar y Becas) in the commune...

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Autor principal:	Rivera Martínez,César Andrés
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina 2011
Materias:	caries gingivitis dmft index OHI-S children Chile
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-381X20110001000132011-11-09Pre-school Child Oral Health in a Rural Chilean CommunityRivera Martínez,César Andrés caries gingivitis dmft index OHI-S children Chile Caries and gingivitis are the most prevalent diseases in Chile. The aim of this study is to determine the damage of oral health in children ages 4 and 5 years, in Peralillo, Chile, prior to the start of oral health program promoted by JUNAEB (Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar y Becas) in the commune. The sample consisted of 130 children, admitted to the student dental clinic between November 2010 and February 2011. Oral exam seeks to know presence of dental caries and number of teeth affected, using dmft index (decayed, missing and filled primary teeth), simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S) and presence or absence of gingivitis. 49.2% of children had caries, with an dmft index 2.4 (S.D. ± 3.5). The OHI-S of the entire sample was 1.4 (S.D. ± 0.4). Gingivitis was reported in 9.2% of cases. The results of this investigation shows that following dental intervention, the goals set by FDI (FDI World Dental Federation) and WHO (World Health Organization) were obtained. Efforts are required in promotion and education in oral health, as well an increase in resources to attend these patients to decrease impact of oral diseases in the future.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de La Frontera. Facultad de MedicinaInternational journal of odontostomatology v.5 n.1 20112011-04-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-381X2011000100013en10.4067/S0718-381X2011000100013
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description	Caries and gingivitis are the most prevalent diseases in Chile. The aim of this study is to determine the damage of oral health in children ages 4 and 5 years, in Peralillo, Chile, prior to the start of oral health program promoted by JUNAEB (Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar y Becas) in the commune. The sample consisted of 130 children, admitted to the student dental clinic between November 2010 and February 2011. Oral exam seeks to know presence of dental caries and number of teeth affected, using dmft index (decayed, missing and filled primary teeth), simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S) and presence or absence of gingivitis. 49.2% of children had caries, with an dmft index 2.4 (S.D. ± 3.5). The OHI-S of the entire sample was 1.4 (S.D. ± 0.4). Gingivitis was reported in 9.2% of cases. The results of this investigation shows that following dental intervention, the goals set by FDI (FDI World Dental Federation) and WHO (World Health Organization) were obtained. Efforts are required in promotion and education in oral health, as well an increase in resources to attend these patients to decrease impact of oral diseases in the future.
author	Rivera Martínez,César Andrés
author_facet	Rivera Martínez,César Andrés
author_sort	Rivera Martínez,César Andrés
title	Pre-school Child Oral Health in a Rural Chilean Community
title_short	Pre-school Child Oral Health in a Rural Chilean Community
title_full	Pre-school Child Oral Health in a Rural Chilean Community
title_fullStr	Pre-school Child Oral Health in a Rural Chilean Community
title_full_unstemmed	Pre-school Child Oral Health in a Rural Chilean Community
title_sort	pre-school child oral health in a rural chilean community
publisher	Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina
publishDate	2011
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Pre-school Child Oral Health in a Rural Chilean Community

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