Dental caries characteristics in the first permanent molar in school age children.

<strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Background</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>Dental caries is one of the main health problems in children. The first permanent molar presents...

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Main Authors: Yoel González Beriau, Nora Sexto Delgado, Antonia Francisco Local, Ana Gloria Vázquez de León
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Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2009-04-01
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Online Access:http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/587
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author Yoel González Beriau
Nora Sexto Delgado
Antonia Francisco Local
Ana Gloria Vázquez de León
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Nora Sexto Delgado
Antonia Francisco Local
Ana Gloria Vázquez de León
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description <strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Background</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>Dental caries is one of the main health problems in children. The first permanent molar presents caries more frequently than any other. </span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Objective</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>To describe the characteristics of dental caries in the first permanent molars in children between 6 and 13 years-old, and to assess oral hygiene and knowledge about the subject in all the patients treated in the stomatology consultation Barrio adentro “El Guapo”, from November 2005 to March 2006. </span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Methods</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>A descriptive, transversal study showed that most of the patients had dental caries. It was proved that many of them had, at least, on of the first molars affected by dental caries. The quotient first molar affected/ patient was higher than one. </span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Results</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>There was a decrease in the percentage of healthy permanent first molars. Poor oral hygiene prevailed, with a medium knowledge level on the subject. Most of the parents didn´t know about the first molar dental cavity. </span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Conclusions</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>It was needed to perform educative tasks aimed at this age group to avoid further damage to this important tooth, central for the development of the </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">stomatognathic system</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">.</span>
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spelling doaj.art-b9894cc3066045d99e9470553f3574c32022-12-22T01:10:04ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2009-04-01719094474Dental caries characteristics in the first permanent molar in school age children.Yoel González Beriau0Nora Sexto Delgado1Antonia Francisco Local2Ana Gloria Vázquez de León3Clínica Docente Lidia Doce. GuantánamoEstomatológica de Especialidades CienfuegosClínica Docente Lidia Doce. GuantánamoClínica Estomatológica de Especialidades Cienfuegos<strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Background</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>Dental caries is one of the main health problems in children. The first permanent molar presents caries more frequently than any other. </span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Objective</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>To describe the characteristics of dental caries in the first permanent molars in children between 6 and 13 years-old, and to assess oral hygiene and knowledge about the subject in all the patients treated in the stomatology consultation Barrio adentro “El Guapo”, from November 2005 to March 2006. </span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Methods</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>A descriptive, transversal study showed that most of the patients had dental caries. It was proved that many of them had, at least, on of the first molars affected by dental caries. The quotient first molar affected/ patient was higher than one. </span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Results</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>There was a decrease in the percentage of healthy permanent first molars. Poor oral hygiene prevailed, with a medium knowledge level on the subject. Most of the parents didn´t know about the first molar dental cavity. </span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Conclusions</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>It was needed to perform educative tasks aimed at this age group to avoid further damage to this important tooth, central for the development of the </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">stomatognathic system</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">.</span>http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/587caries dentalmolardentición permanentehigiene bucalniñoeducación en salud dentalconocimientos, actitudes y práctica
spellingShingle Yoel González Beriau
Nora Sexto Delgado
Antonia Francisco Local
Ana Gloria Vázquez de León
Dental caries characteristics in the first permanent molar in school age children.
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caries dental
molar
dentición permanente
higiene bucal
niño
educación en salud dental
conocimientos, actitudes y práctica
title Dental caries characteristics in the first permanent molar in school age children.
title_full Dental caries characteristics in the first permanent molar in school age children.
title_fullStr Dental caries characteristics in the first permanent molar in school age children.
title_full_unstemmed Dental caries characteristics in the first permanent molar in school age children.
title_short Dental caries characteristics in the first permanent molar in school age children.
title_sort dental caries characteristics in the first permanent molar in school age children
topic caries dental
molar
dentición permanente
higiene bucal
niño
educación en salud dental
conocimientos, actitudes y práctica
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