ABSTRACT
It has been realized a descriptive study about odontological assistance in 883 schoolchildren, they are from Madrid, attending age, sex and social status. Equally we analyze the variable dental caries in relationship with social class and odontological assistance.
Subject(s)
Dental Caries/epidemiology , Dental Health Services/supply & distribution , Health Services Needs and Demand/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Social Class , Spain/epidemiologyABSTRACT
We have made a cross-sectional study about dental caries in 883 children between 6 and 15 years old, belonging to 3 public schools representing the municipal district of Tetuan (Madrid). The studied variables, that were related with presence/absence of caries were: age, sex, school, social class, number of meals per day, tooth brushing and use of fluor. We have also established the indexes DMFT, dmft, DMFM, together with the affection percentage of each tooth and its graphic representation.
Subject(s)
Dental Caries/epidemiology , Adolescent , Child , Cross-Sectional Studies , DMF Index , Dental Caries/prevention & control , Female , Fluorides , Humans , Male , Nutritional Status , Prevalence , Social Class , Spain/epidemiology , ToothbrushingABSTRACT
We have made a transversal study in a population of 910 scholars from Madrid with the purpose of knowing the prevalence to tetracycline-stained, and we have found a 3.11% of children affected. We have referred study by age, sex, socioeconomic level and dental caries.
