印度班加罗尔市社会经济地位低下的学龄前儿童中幼儿龋齿的患病率。
Prevalence of early childhood caries among preschool children of low socioeconomic status in Bangalore city, India.
作者信息
Priyadarshini H R, Hiremath S S, Puranik M, Rudresh S M, Nagaratnamma T
机构信息
Department of Community Dentistry, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Department of Microbiology, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
出版信息
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2011 Jan;1(1):27-30. doi: 10.4103/2231-0762.86384.
AIM
To assess the prevalence of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) among preschool children of low socio- economic status in Bangalore city, India.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A cross-sectional study was carried out among 566, 24-59 months old children attending various Anganwadi centers in Bangalore city, India, selected via cluster sampling. Caries experience was recorded using deft index (Greubbell, 1944). t Test, ANOVA, and Chi-square tests were used to find significant differences. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
RESULTS
Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) was 37.3% with a mean deft of 1.90 ± 3.38 ranging from 0 to 17 teeth. Out of 211 children with ECC, 94.3% had severe Early Childhood Caries (s-ECC) with a mean deft score of 5.35 ± 3.77. All of the deft was due to untreated caries. Mean caries experience of 36-47 months age group was significantly higher than other groups (P = 0.024).
CONCLUSIONS
The present study showed a 37.3% prevalence of ECC. There is a need for preventive and curative oral health programs in this section of the society.
目的
评估印度班加罗尔市社会经济地位低下的学龄前儿童中幼儿龋齿（ECC）的患病率。
材料与方法
采用整群抽样法，对印度班加罗尔市各安格瓦迪中心的566名24至59个月大的儿童进行了横断面研究。使用deft指数（Greubbell，1944年）记录龋齿经历。采用t检验、方差分析和卡方检验来发现显著差异。P < 0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
结果
幼儿龋齿（ECC）的患病率为37.3%，平均deft值为1.90 ± 3.38，范围为0至17颗牙。在211名患有ECC的儿童中，94.3%患有严重幼儿龋齿（s-ECC），平均deft评分为5.35 ± 3.77。所有的deft均由未经治疗的龋齿导致。36 - 47个月年龄组的平均龋齿经历显著高于其他组（P = 0.024）。
结论
本研究显示ECC的患病率为37.3%。社会的这一群体需要预防和治疗性的口腔健康项目。
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