Condição clínica dos primeiros molares permanentes: de crianças entre 6 e 8 anos de idade / Clinical aspects of first permanents molars - in children between 6 and 8 years old

RESUMO

O objetivo deste estudo foi o de investigar as condições clínicas dos primeiros molares permanentes de crianças entre 6 e 8 anos de idade, atendidas no primeiro semestre de 2002, no Departamento de Odontologia da UFPE. A amostra constou de 49 crianças, 19 do sexo masculino e 30 do sexo feminino. As condições clínicas foram avaliadas pela ausência ou presença de placa visível e sangramento gengival e, ainda, se o dente estava cariado, hígido, restaurado ou com extração indicada. Observou-se deficiência de higienização das crianças atendidas devido ao grande grau de placa visível e, ainda, um aumento do CPO-D proporcional ao aumento da idade. Os dentes inferiores foram os mais acometidos por cárie. A prevalência de cárie nos primeiros molares permanentes foi de 23%, o percentual de dentes hígidos foi de 54,1%, de dentes com extração indicada foi de 8,1%, e o de dentes restaurados foi de 14,8%. O índice de sangramento gengival foi de 31,6%, sendo que 84,2% dos dentes apresentavam placa visível. Concluiu-se que a condição clínica dos primeiros molares permanentes das crianças participantes deste estudo é preocupante devido ao elevado índice de cárie e de doença periodontal.

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical conditions of the first permanent molar in children between 6 and 8 years old, who were treated at the 2002 first semester, in the UFPE deontology department. Forty nine children were examined in this research, nineteen were male gender and thirty were female gender. The clinical conditions were analyzed by the presence or not of the visible dental plaque and gum bleeding, and also if the tooth had cavity, if it was caries free, if it was filled, or if it was indicated extraction. It was noted that the treated children had deficiency hygiene, because they used to have a high level of visible plaque and also that the DMFT increase according to the age. The lower teeth were the most frequently decayed. The caries prevalence in the first permanents molars were 23%, the percentual of the caries free teeth were 54,1%, teeth with indicated extraction were 8,1%, and filled teeth were 14,8%. The gum bleeding level was 31,6% and 84,2% had visible plaque. It was concluded that 84,2% have presence of visible dental plaque. The conclusion was that the first permanents molars clinical condition of the children that took part in this study is worrying because of the high level of caries and periodontal diseases.