Prevalencia de caries dental en niños de 6 a 12 años en el Centro de Salud de Paraíso de la Flor.

Abstract

Introduction: The OMS estimates that, worldwide, dental caries affects about 2.4 billion people with permanent teeth and 486 million with deciduous teeth. The Pan American Health Organization estimates that caries affects more than 90% of children. A continuous and slow onset of the pathology stands out, where the first clinical manifestation is the white spot that can be reversed if there is an adequate diagnosis and early intervention. Objective: It is to identify the prevalence of dental caries in children aged 6-12 years in the health center of Paradise de la Flor. Methodology: The database of pediatric patients treated at the Paraíso de la Flor health center was analyzed, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, we obtained a sample made up of 8,000 children in an age range of 6 to 12, between the years 2019 to 2022. Selecting the group of patients with caries, we continued with the study, solving our variables. Results: Of the 8,000 patients attended we were able to verify that 94.88% had caries and 5.12% were free of this disease; the highest prevalence of caries was in females with 49.38% followed by males with 45.5%, we were able to verify that 82.59% of carious lesions were found in dentin and 17.40% in enamel, it was observed that the highest frequency of brushing was once a day with 3434 patients and according to the studied sample we were able to verify that 3638 pediatric patients represented with 47.93% presented bacterial plaque Grade 3. Conclusion: The findings of this study allow us to conclude that the prevalence of dental caries in children attended in the Paraíso de la Flor health center between the years 2019 to 2022 is 94.88%. Being the female gender the one with the greatest findings of carious lesions with 49.38%. Being able to verify the values of the general caries index of the OMS that oscillates between 90% and 96% in Latin America.