Dental caries in children participating in a Dentistry for infants program
Objective: To assess the impact of the “Dentistry for Infants” early dental care program run by Jacareí County (SP) by comparing the caries of individuals participating and not participating in this program. Methods: In total, 300 children between 0 and 48 months old were assessed in the following t...
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| author | Letícia Vargas Freire Martins Lemos Angela Cristina Cilense Zuanon Silvio Issáo Myaki Luiz Reynaldo de Figueiredo Walter |
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| description | Objective: To assess the impact of the “Dentistry for Infants” early dental care program run by Jacareí County (SP) by comparing the caries of individuals participating and not participating in this program. Methods: In total, 300 children between 0 and 48 months old were assessed in the following two groups: infants not participating in the program (G1, n = 100) and infants participating in the program (G2, n = 200). Each group was further divided according to age in subgroups of 0 to 24 months and 25 to 48 months. All children were clinically assessed for carious lesions using the visual-tactile method. The data were statistically analyzed using a paired Student’s t-test, Mann-Whitney test, and c2 test at a 5% significance level. Results: There was a significant difference in the prevalence (P) and mean index of deciduous teeth (deft) (C) that were decayed, indicated for extraction and filled, and the highest values were observed in G1 (p < 0.0001). The values were as follows: PG1, 73%; PG2, 22%; CG1, 3.45 ± 3.84; and CG2, 0.66 ± 1.57. Conclusion: Participating in the program positively impacted the infants’ oral health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb1636b6527e499fbf24042629d5bbfd2022-12-22T03:45:11ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)1679-45082011-12-0194503507Dental caries in children participating in a Dentistry for infants programLetícia Vargas Freire Martins LemosAngela Cristina Cilense ZuanonSilvio Issáo MyakiLuiz Reynaldo de Figueiredo WalterObjective: To assess the impact of the “Dentistry for Infants” early dental care program run by Jacareí County (SP) by comparing the caries of individuals participating and not participating in this program. Methods: In total, 300 children between 0 and 48 months old were assessed in the following two groups: infants not participating in the program (G1, n = 100) and infants participating in the program (G2, n = 200). Each group was further divided according to age in subgroups of 0 to 24 months and 25 to 48 months. All children were clinically assessed for carious lesions using the visual-tactile method. The data were statistically analyzed using a paired Student’s t-test, Mann-Whitney test, and c2 test at a 5% significance level. Results: There was a significant difference in the prevalence (P) and mean index of deciduous teeth (deft) (C) that were decayed, indicated for extraction and filled, and the highest values were observed in G1 (p < 0.0001). The values were as follows: PG1, 73%; PG2, 22%; CG1, 3.45 ± 3.84; and CG2, 0.66 ± 1.57. Conclusion: Participating in the program positively impacted the infants’ oral health.http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/2184-Einstein_v9n4_503-507_eng.pdfPediatric dentistryDental caries/epidemiologyDental caries/prevention & controlOral healthInfantChild |
| spellingShingle | Letícia Vargas Freire Martins Lemos Angela Cristina Cilense Zuanon Silvio Issáo Myaki Luiz Reynaldo de Figueiredo Walter Dental caries in children participating in a Dentistry for infants program Einstein (São Paulo) Pediatric dentistry Dental caries/epidemiology Dental caries/prevention & control Oral health Infant Child |
| title | Dental caries in children participating in a Dentistry for infants program |
| title_full | Dental caries in children participating in a Dentistry for infants program |
| title_fullStr | Dental caries in children participating in a Dentistry for infants program |
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| title_short | Dental caries in children participating in a Dentistry for infants program |
| title_sort | dental caries in children participating in a dentistry for infants program |
| topic | Pediatric dentistry Dental caries/epidemiology Dental caries/prevention & control Oral health Infant Child |
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