ABSTRACT
El tratamiento restaurador atraumático (TRA) ha sido incorporado a la práctica clínica como un método definitivo o provisional para controlar los altos niveles de caries. Es de especial utilidad cuando se necesita prestar atención a comunidades aisladas con difícil acceso al sistema de salud público. El objetivo fue determinar la permanencia y estado de restauraciones realizadas con técnica restaurativa atraumática en dientes permanentes de niños entre 6 - 16 años en la comuna de Curarrehue, Región de la Araucanía, Chile. La población blanco la conformaron 249 niños entre 3 y 16 años residentes en la ciudad de Curarrehue. Luego de 7 meses de realizadas las obturaciones se realizó un examen clínico a los participantes, donde se evaluaron las restauraciones de acuerdo a los criterios establecidos por Frencken para la evaluación del TRA. Se examinaron 172 dientes restaurados con TRA; 142 estaban presentes exitosamente, correspondiente a un 82% de permanencia. En relación al estado de las restauraciones, 58% se encontraron óptimos, 24% aceptables y 18% no aceptable. El TRA es una herramienta útil para el control de la caries dental en poblaciones aisladas o con menor acceso a una atención odontológica
The atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) has been incorporated into clinical practice as a definitive and/or provisional method to control high levels of caries. It is particularly useful when you need to deliver care to isolated communities with limited access to public health care system. The aim of the study was to determine the permanence and status of fillings made with atraumatic restorative technique in permanent teeth of children aged 6-16 years in the commune of Curarrehue, Araucanía Region, Chile. The target population consisted of 249 children between 3 and 16 years living in Curarrehue. Seven months after performing fillings, a clinical examination was performed to participants where restorations were evaluated according to the criteria established by Frencken to evaluate the ART. One hundred seventy-two teeth restored with ART were examined, 142 of these restorations were successful, corresponding to 82% of permanence. Furthermore, regarding the status of the restorations, 58% were found to be in optimal condition, 24% were considered acceptable and 18% were considered unacceptable. According to observations during the course of this work, it becomes apparent that ART is a useful tool for the control of dental caries in isolated populations or with less access to dental care