Producción Científica Profesorado

Dental Cariesexperience, prevalence and severity in Mexican adolescents and young adults.Rev. salud pública



Pontigo Loyola, América Patricia

2009

Pontigo Loyola América Patricia. Dental Cariesexperience, prevalence and severity in Mexican adolescents and young adults.Rev. salud pública. 11 (1): 82-91, 2009


Abstract


Objective Determining dental caries experience, prevalence and severity in students applying for degree courses at San Luis Potosi University (UASLP). Material and Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out involving adolescents and young adults (16 to 25 years old) applying for undergraduate courses at UASLP (~10 %, n=1 027). Two standardized examiners undertook dental examinations; DMFT index, prevalence (DMFT>0), severity (DMFT>3 and DMFT>6) and significant caries index (SiC) were calculated. STATA 9.0 non-parametric tests were used for statistical analysis. Results Mean age was 18.201.65; 48.0% were female. The DMFT index was 4.043.90 and caries prevalence was 74.4%. Regarding caries severity, 48.8% had MDFT>3 and 24% DMFT>6. The SiC index was 8.64. Females had higher caries experience than males (4.324.01 cf 3.783.78; p<0.05), but similar prevalence and severity (p>0.05). Age was associated with both experience (p<0.001) and prevalence (p<0.01) and to differing degrees of caries severity (p<0,001). The filled teeth component had the highest DMFT index percentage (63.6%) and missing teeth the lowest (11.4%). Conclusions High dental caries experience, prevalence and severity were observed in this sample of adolescents and young adults. Restorative experience was high (59.5%) compared to studies carried out in other parts of Mexico and Latin-America.



Producto de Investigación UAEH




Artículos relacionados

Dental needs and socio-economic status associated with Utilization of dental services in the presenc...

Necesidades de tratamiento periodontal en adultos de la región rural Mixteca del Estado de Puebla, M...

Dental fluorosis prevalence and diagnostic test using Deans index based on 6 teeth, and on 28 teeth

Políticas de salud bucal en México: Disminuir las principales enfermedades. Una descripción

Prevalencia de caries dental en escolares de 6-12 años de edad de león, Nicaragua

Dental fluorosis in 12- and 15-year-olds at high altitude in above optimal fluoridated communities i...

Factors Associated with Severity of Intimate Partner Abuse in Mexico: Results of the First National ...

Prevalence and severity of dental caries in adolescents aged 12 and 15 living in communities with va...

Asociación del nivel socioeconómico con la higiene bucal en preescolares bajo el programa de odontol...

Perfil epidemiológico de la caries dental y enfermedad periodontal, en Nicaragua año 2005