Estado de Salud Oral y Asistencia al Control Odontológico en Escolares de 12 Años, Comuna de Penco, Región del Biobío

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Abstract

La caries dental y la enfermedad periodontal poseen una alta prevalencia en los distintos grupos etarios a nivel nacional generando un problema sanitario complejo. El objetivo fue evaluar el estado de salud oral y asistencia al control odontológico en pacientes escolares de 12 años en la comuna de Penco. Se realizó un estudio observacional analítico con un muestreo sistemático de 214 de escolares de 12 años. La prevalencia de caries fue de 61,03%, sin diferencia estadística entre sexo (valor p~0,29). El COPD promedio fue 3,44. El 47% asistió al dentista en los últimos 6 meses. El promedio COPD disminuyó en los últimos 10 años (de 4,77 a 3,44), siendo estadísticamente significativo (valor p~0,00). De acuerdo a los indicadores observados, se concluye que los escolares de 12 años presentan un mal estado de salud oral y menos de la mitad ha asistido a control los últimos 6 meses.

Translated abstract

Dental caries and periodontal disease have a high prevalence in the different age groups, creating a complex health problem. The objective of this study was to evaluate the state of oral health and dental attendance controls in 12-year-old patients at the elementary school in the town of Penco. We used a descriptive trans-sectional study with systematic sample of two hundred and fourteen (214) 12-year-old schoolchildren. The results showed a prevalence of caries of 61.03%, with no statistical difference between sexes (value p ~ 0.29). The COPD average was 3.44. Of the studied population 47% have been attended by the dentist in the last 6 months. The average COPD has declined in the last 10 years (from 4.77 to 3.44) with statistically significant value p ~ 0.00. According to the indicators observed, we conclude that 12-year-old school children have poor oral health and less than half have been monitored in the last 6 months.

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Introducing the Significant Caries Index together with a proposal for a new global oral health goal for 12-year-olds.

D Bratthall (2000)

To describe a new index, the 'Significant Caries Index' (SiC Index) with the intention of focusing attention on those individuals with the highest caries scores in each population. Attention is drawn to the skewed distribution of dental caries within a given population, indicating that there are still large groups of individuals who have considerably more caries than the WHO/FDI target level of DMFT 3 by the year 2000. The index is calculated as follows: individuals are sorted according to their DMFT values. The one third of the population with the highest caries score is selected and the mean DMFT for this subgroup is calculated. This value constitutes the SiC Index. The SiC Index can be easily calculated and used as a measure for future oral health goals. The SiC Index should be less than 3 DMFT in the 12-year-olds in a given population and it is hoped that this global oral health goal is reached at the latest by the year 2015.