Epidemiología de las caries dentales en niños con dentición mixta en la clínica UCSG.

Abstract

Dental caries is a multifactorial disease of infectious origin that is found in society, it has no influence on age, sex, cultural or social level, this investigation has great importance because it allows us to analyze the etiology of dental caries, especially, at the ages that the mixed dentition is presented Objective: Analyze the cariogenic risk of children who present mixed dentition in the UCSG pediatric dentistry clinics. Methods and Materials: A descriptive cross-sectional investigation was conducted, analyzing the epidemiology of dental caries in mixed dentition, through a survey of the study group representatives. Results: 49.3% were men and 50.7% women, 74.3% were classified in age ranges between 6 and 8 years and between 9-10 years were 25.7%, The prevalence of caries in mixed dentition resulted in Low risk: 10.7 %, medium risk 19.3% and high risk 70%, the level of knowledge of the mothers were: Low: 34.29%, medium: 57.14% and high: 8.57%. The Oral hygiene were optimal: 14.29% regular: 32.86% bad: 23.57% and very bad: 29.28%, sugar intake frequency were: 1: 2.14%; 2-3: 57.14%; 4 or more 40.72%., Diet type were: Cariogenic 78.6% and non- cariogenic, 21.4%. Conclusion: It was determined that the presence of dental caries in mixed dentition was 70%, which is equivalent to high risk. Diet type is highly cariogenic 78.6%, Level of knowledge of the mothers was 57.14% representing medium level knowledge. The oral hygiene status which children are found is 32.86%, which represents an incidence of regular caries. Finally, the frequency of sugar intake is 57.14% with an intake of 2 to 3 times a day.