Diagnosis of early forms of dental caries in а primary school children

Relevance. At present the question of finding and applying effective methods and approaches for diagnosing early manifestations of dental caries in the form of foci of demineralization during eruption of permanent teeth in children remains an important and relevant issue. Timely diagnosis at the age of 6-7 years prevents the transition of the initial forms of caries into carious defects and further excludes the use of invasive methods of surgical recovery treatment. The aim is improving the approach of caries diagnostics approach by identifying foci of demineralization and hidden carious cavities in children during teething of permanent teeth.Materials and methods. An epidemiological examination of 380 children in Moscow aged 6-7 years was carried out. Of the total number of children examined by the method of randomization 150 people were selected, which are divided into 3 groups depending on the intensity of caries. Children of each group were diagnosed with caries using various diagnostic methods – visual inspection, vital staining, hardware method (Estus-LED-Alladin Multicolor (Geosoft, Russia).Results. In children 6-7 years of age in Moscow, the average prevalence and intensity of caries was established. However, the epidemiological examination does not take into account the number of foci of demineralization and hidden carious cavities, which can subsequently be transformed into destructive forms and cause an increase in caries. This indicates the need to improve the diagnostic approach using different methods for identifying early forms of caries. When using the hardware method, a greater number of foci of demineralization and hidden carious cavities were revealed on all surfaces of permanent teeth. There was a tendency to an increase in the number of foci of demineralization and hidden carious cavities depending on the intensity of caries.Conclusions. The effectiveness of the hardware method in the group of children DMF = 0 was 40,9% in comparison with the visual method and 36,4% in comparison with vital staining; with DMF = 1-2 – 35,4% in comparison with other methods, with DMF ≥ 3 – 43.3% in comparison with the visual and 40% in comparison with the vital. Diagnosis of early forms of caries made it possible to prescribe treatment and preventive measures in a timely manner and further reduce the growth of caries.

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Magnitude of dental caries and its associated factors among governmental primary school children in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia

10.21203/rs.2.11338/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

wondimeneh shiferaw ◽

Yared Asmare Aynalem ◽

Getu Alamirew ◽

Rahel Mihiret ◽

Betiglua Dagne ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Permanent Teeth ◽

P Value ◽

Food Particle ◽

Debre Berhan

Abstract Background: Globally, it estimated that 2.4 billion people suffer from caries of permanent teeth and 486 million children suffer from caries of primary teeth. It has detrimental consequences on children’s quality of life by inflicting pain, premature tooth-loss, and malnutrition and finally influences overall growth and development. In Ethiopia, oral health prevention and treatment gets low attention in the government and the existing dental services are private owned and expensive. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries and its associated factors among governmental primary school children in Debreberhan town, Ethiopia, 2019. Method- An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from January 30– February 14/2019. A total of 417 primary school children was select using computer generated simple random sampling and interviewed using structured and pretested questionnaires. Data was coded, entered and cleaned using epi-data version 3.1 and export to SPSS version 22 for analysis. Descriptive statistics, and binary logistic regression analysis was employed to test the association between dependent and independent variables. P-value less than 0.05 was taken as significant association. Finally, the result of this study was present by text, table and graph. Result: Out of the 396 study participants, 135 (34.1%) had dental carries. Of these, more than half, 95(59.37%) had pre-molar decayed. Two hundred eighty-five (72.0%) of them were cleaned their teeth. Independent predictor of dental caries were drinking sugared tea [AOR= 2.034, 95%CI: (1.223-3.385)], and food particle on their teeth [AOR= 6.709, 95% CI: (3.475- 12.954)], had shown significant association with dental caries. Conclusion: The over magnitude of dental caries was 34.1%, which is relatively high and found to be a public health problem. Drank sugar tea, presence of food particle or dental plaque were significantly associated with dental caries. In contrast, merchant occupation, was reduced the chance of dental caries. Give health education to minimize drank sugar tea and clean their teeth after consumption of sugar tea could be emphasize

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Prevalence of Dental Caries among Primary School Children of Kathmandu District- A Pilot Study

Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal ◽

10.3126/jcmsn.v13i2.16335 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 275-278

Author(s):

Sunita Khanal ◽

Rosina Bhattarai ◽

G Nagaraja Rao ◽

Sujita Shrestha

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Dental Caries ◽

Primary School ◽

Latin American ◽

School Children ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Permanent Teeth ◽

Deciduous Teeth ◽

Permanent Molars ◽

First Permanent Molars

Background & Objectives: Worldwide, 60 to 90% of school children have experienced dental caries with higher prevalence in Asian and Latin American countries and poor dental and oral health and untreated oral disease can have a significant impact on quality of life according to WHO report. The objectives of the study were to assess the prevalence of dental caries both in deciduous and permanent teeth and to compare total decayed, filled teeth surfaces among primary school children of Kathmandu from both government and private schools and to find the percentage of first permanent molars affected with dental caries.Materials & Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among two Government and two Private Primary School Children in Kathmandu district. Total sample were 468 children. Required permission were obtained from concerned authorities. WHO accepted indices for assessing caries designed by Henry T Klein, Carrole E Palmer and Knutson J.W was used. SPSS 20 version software was used for data analysis. Results: Among 468 primary school children examined, 224 were from Government and 244 were from Private school. The prevalence of dental caries was 62 % and more deciduous teeth were decayed. The decayed, filled teeth surfaces in Private and Government school was statistically significant (p=0.000) but gender wise prevalence was statistically insignificant (p=0.303). Among 1st Permanent Molars teeth examined 85% were decayed.Conclusion: This pilot study shows prevalence of dental caries more in deciduous teeth. Among the permanent teeth affected, first permanent molars are in high number.

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PREVALENSI KARIES GIGI MOLAR SATU PERMANEN PADA ANAK UMUR 6-9 TAHUN DI SEKOLAH DASAR KECAMATAN TOMOHON SELATAN

e-GIGI ◽

10.35790/eg.3.2.2015.9833 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Marsela Liwe ◽

Christy N. Mintjelungan ◽

Paulina N. Gunawan

Keyword(s):

Elementary Schools ◽

Dental Caries ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Permanent Teeth ◽

Primary Data ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Permanent Molar ◽

Molar Teeth ◽

Milk Teeth ◽

Cross Sectional Design

Abstract: In children, caries occurs mostly at the age of 6 to 9 years. At the age of 6 years permanent molar teeth begin to erupt, therefore, they are more susceptible to caries. Moreover, at the age of 9 years, a period of mingled teeth where the number of permanent teeth and of the milk teeth are nearly the same. This study aimed to obtain the prevalence of dental caries of the first permanent molar among students of elementary schools in South Tomohon. This was a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design. The population of this study was 72 students aged 6-9 years old. Samples were obtained by using total sampling method. Primary data were obtained by examination of the teeth and mouth. The results showed that the prevalence of caries among students of elementary schools in South Tomohon was 68.1% (49 students). Based on gender, caries were most frequent among males (68.4%). Based on age, caries were most frequent among students of 8 years old (79.2%). Based on tooth element, tooth 36 had the highest incidence of caries (37.2%). Based on the severity of caries, dentine caries was the most frequent (46.51%).Keywords: dental caries, the first permanent molarAbstrak: Karies merupakan penyakit yang banyak menyerang anak-anak terutama umur 6 sampai 9 tahun. Pada umur 6 tahun gigi molar permanen sudah mulai tumbuh sehingga lebih rentan terkena karies dan umur 9 tahun merupakan periode gigi bercampur dimana jumlah gigi permanen dan gigi sulung dalam rongga mulut hampir sama. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prevalensi karies gigi molar satu permanen pada anak di SD kecamatan Tomohon Selatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif observasional dengan pendekatan potong lintang. Populasi penelitian yaitu anak umur 6 - 9 tahun di SD kecamatan Tomohon Selatan dengan jumlah 72 orang. Sampel penelitian digunakan total sampling. Metode pengambilan data secara primer yaitu dengan pemeriksaan gigi dan mulut. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan prevalensi karies pada anak-anak di SD kecamatan Tomohon Selatan mencapai 68,1% dengan jumlah 49 anak. Berdasarkan jenis kelamin angka kejadian karies tertinggi didapatkan pada anak laki-laki mencapai 26 anak (68,4%). Berdasarkan usia angka kejadian karies tertinggi didapatkan pada usia 8 tahun mencapai 19 anak (79,2%). Berdasarkan elemen gigi, gigi 36 merupakan yang paling tinggi angka kejadian kariesnya yaitu 32 gigi (37,2%) dan berdasarkan tingkat keparahan karies kejadian karies dentin yang paling tinggi yaitu mencapai 40 gigi (46,51%).Kata kunci: karies gigi, molar satu permanen

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Association of Dental Caries and Anthropometric Measures among Primary School Children

Children ◽

10.3390/children8030223 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 223

Author(s):

Wajiha Anzar ◽

Ambrina Qureshi ◽

Ashar Afaq ◽

Hiba F. Kattan ◽

Basil Almutairi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Primary School ◽

Clinical Data ◽

School Children ◽

Low Income ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Height For Age ◽

Weight For Age

Aim: This study aimed to investigate an association between dental caries status and anthropometric measures in primary school children. Methods and Materials: An analytical cross-sectional study (n = 376) was conducted among primary school children (age range = 6–9 years) registered in private schools. Non-clinical data was gathered from parents of participating children through a self-administered structured questionnaire as well as from the children through an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Clinical data included the examination of dental caries using dmft/DMFT index and anthropometric measures including calculated z-scores of height-for-age (HAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ), BMI-for-age (BAZ), and physical examination. Inferential statistics included Kruskal Wallis and linear regression for univariate and multivariate analysis respectively. Results: The proportion of dental caries in primary and secondary dentition was 67.6% and 8.2% respectively. A significant association was observed between dental caries status and HAZ, WAZ, and BAZ (p < 0.001). An inverse relation was found between low, medium, and high dental caries categories and anthropometric measures. Conclusions: In the primary dentition, dental caries were significantly and inversely related to weight-for-age, height-for-age, and BMI-for-age. Hence, it can be concluded that among the low-income population dental caries is associated with lower anthropometric outcomes in children and therefore caries management should be considered an approach impacting overall health and quality of life.

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Observational Study Regarding the Relationship between Nutritional Status, Dental Caries, Mutans Streptococci, and Lactobacillus Bacterial Colonies

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18073551 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (7) ◽

pp. 3551

Author(s):

Eugen Silviu Bud ◽

Cristina Ioana Bica ◽

Oana Elena Stoica ◽

Alexandru Vlasa ◽

Daniela Eșian ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Observational Study ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Positive Association ◽

Mutans Streptococci ◽

Permanent Teeth ◽

Deciduous Teeth ◽

Dmft Index ◽

The Relationship ◽

Significant Health

The prevalence of dental caries and obesity is high as both raise significant health problems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between dental caries, the number of salivary colonies forming units of Mutans Streptococci (MS) and Lactobacillus (LB), and the nutritional status in a group of children from Transylvania. This observational study used a sample of 154 school children, aged 9 to 12 years. The prevalence of caries was measured using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index for deciduous teeth (dmft index) and for permanent teeth (DMFT index). Height and weight were assessed for each subject, and their body mass index (BMI) percentile was calculated. Salivary levels of Mutans Streptococci (MS) and Lactobacillus (LB) were determined using the CRT Bacteria Test from Ivoclar Vivadent. In our study, we found a positive association between the BMI percentile, MS count, LB count, tooth brushing frequency, and the incidence of dental caries in children aged 9 to 12 years old. Future preventive programs should include nutrition control in order to prevent both the apparition of dental caries and obesity in children.

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Comparison of Dental Caries Prevalence in Patients with Cleft Lip and/or Palate and Their Sibling Controls

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal ◽

10.1597/08-003.1 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 46 (5) ◽

pp. 529-531 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Mahmoud Al-Dajani

Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate ◽

Maxillofacial Surgery ◽

Permanent Teeth ◽

Control Group ◽

Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽

Caries Prevalence ◽

Dmft Index ◽

And Control

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of dental caries in patients with cleft lip and/or palate and their cleft-free sibling controls. Methods: The two subject groups (patient and control) comprised 106 participants. The former group consisted of 53 patients with cleft lip and/or palate, aged 12 to 29 years, who visited the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Hospital at Damascus University of Syria. The control group consisted of the patients’ siblings who had no clefts, and they were sex matched to the patient group. Dental caries were examined clinically and were reported using the decayed, missing, and filled permanent teeth (DMFT) index. The DMFT scores were compared between the two groups. Results: The author found an overall association of dental caries with the presence of cleft lip and/or palate (odds ratio = 2.52; 95% confidence interval = 1.389–4.574; p < .05). The DMFT index scores were proportionally higher in patients with cleft lip and/or palate compared with the control group (p < .001). Conclusion: Subjects with cleft lip and palate are susceptible to dental caries independently of socioeconomic status.

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Biomarkers for Lifetime Caries-Free Status

Journal of Personalized Medicine ◽

10.3390/jpm11010023 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 23

Author(s):

Ariana M. Kelly ◽

Mariana Bezamat ◽

Adriana Modesto ◽

Alexandre R. Vieira

Keyword(s):

Genetic Variation ◽

Dental Caries ◽

Protective Effect ◽

Permanent Teeth ◽

Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽

Single Nucleotide ◽

Interacting Protein ◽

Mandibular Molars ◽

Matrix Metallopeptidase ◽

Free Status

The purpose of this study was to address the hypothesis that extreme outcomes of dental caries, such as edentulism or prematurely losing permanent teeth are associated with genetic variation in enamel-formation genes. After scanning 6206 individuals, samples of 330 were selected for this study. Tested phenotypes included patients who were edentulous by age 30, patients with missing first molars by age 30, patients with missing second molars by age 30, and caries-free patients. Fourteen single nucleotide polymorphisms were genotyped by TaqMan chemistry. The analyses of each phenotype were performed using the software PLINK with an alpha of 0.05. Nominal associations were found between rs12640848 in enamelin (p = 0.05), rs1784418 in matrix metallopeptidase 20 (p = 0.02), and rs5997096 in the tuftelin interacting protein 11 and being caries-free at the age of 60. When combining patients that were missing both first mandibular molars and missing both second mandibular molars, no associations were found. Matrix metallopeptidase 20, and tuftelin interacting protein 11 also showed trends for association with being caries-free. Genetic variation in TFIP11, MMP20, and ENAM may have a protective effect increasing the chances of individuals preserving their teeth caries-free over a lifetime.

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