Abstract

FERNANDEZ COLLAZO, María Elena  and  BRAVO SEIJAS, Beatriz. Prevalence and severity of dental caries present in institutionalized children aged 2 to 5. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 2009, vol.46, n.3, pp. 21-29. ISSN 1561-297X.

Aim of present paper is to identify the prevalence and the severity of dental caries by age and sex in institutionalized children aged from 2 to 5 using the cross-sectional observational and descriptive method where the study universe included the children registered in "Amiguitos de la Electrónica" Nursery from Marianao municipality of Ciudad de la Habana during the school course 2005-2006. Prevalence and severity of dental caries increased according age and affected indiscriminately to both sexes. Children ratio without backgrounds of dental caries was of 72.0 % with a cries rate of 0.7. We conclude that caries prevalence and severity degree in this age group was low, but there was a close relation with age.

Keywords : Dental caries; dental caries prevalence; dental caries severity degree.

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