Comparación de los factores de riesgo de caries dental en escolares de 6 a 12 años de una institución educativa pública con una privada en el 2014

Abstract

Objective: The goal is to compare dental caries risk factors among six to twelve-year-old students from a public school and a private school in 2014. Materials and Methods: This study was observational, descriptive, transverse and prospective. The study was conducted with 173 students from a public school and 168 students from a private school, from the ages of 6- to 12 year, both males and females. Which assessed, compared and associated the existence of dental caries, decayed, missing and filled teeth index DMFT and dmts, oral hygiene index (OHI), body mass index (BMI), and saliva PH level on a cluster sample of students from both schools. Results: Dental caries among public school population was 94.80%, DMFT 1.38 +1 and dmts 6-23+6 while the private school population results revealed a 72.02%, DMFT 1.08+0 and dmts 3.98 +2. No significant differences between the BMI and saliva PH level and their relation with dental caries were found. However, a significantly connection between dental caries and OHI was revealed after comparing the DMFT and dmts from both institutions (p=0.014) and (p=0.000). Conclusion: This study’s findings support the statement that economics status of both educational institutions has influence on the prevalence of dental caries among their students. Research has shown that BMI and saliva PH level are not dental caries prevalent factors. However, OHI has a close association with the presence of dental caries within both schools.