Dental caries experience in children attending an infant oral health program
Braz. j. oral sci
;
9(3): 345-350, July-Sept. 2010. graf, tab
Article
in English
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: lil-578053
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To investigate a) caries experience in 5 year-old children and its relationship to the caries risk evaluation made before 1 year of age; b) compliance of parents to an infant oral health program as well as the abandonment reasons.Methods:
Group A (GA) - 242 children (60-71months old) who stayed in the program and had been enrolled since their first year of life under went a clinical examination according to the WHOs criteria; their parents/caregivers were interviewed to ascertain their compliance to the program. Group B (GB) parents of 60 children, who had dropped out of the program, were interviewed to check the reasons of withdrawing. The caries risk classification was based on the file at the first appointment. Chi-square test was used (á=0.05) for statistical analyses.Results:
Most of the children were free of caries (71.1%). Caries risk evaluation showed low sensibility (34.3%, 95% CI = 22.446.1) and high specificity (74.4%, 95% CI =67.681.2) to caries experience. Sixty-two mothers (25.6%) reported difficulty to follow the guidelines.The main reason for dropping out was changing to similar health services (40.0%).Conclusions:
Caries risk in the first year of life was not efficient to predict dental caries experience at 5 years of age. Educational practice should be improved to increase the compliance of the parents to the program.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
DMF Index
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Oral Health
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Dental Caries
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Practice guideline
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. oral sci
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
State University of Londrina/BR
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São Paulo State University/BR
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University of North Parana/BR
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