Dhanu G, Havale Raghavendra, Shrutha S P, Quazi Nafiya, Shafna T P, Ahemd Awaiz
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, AME's Dental College and Hospital and Research Centre, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2019 Jan-Mar;37(1):25-30. doi: 10.4103/JISPPD.JISPPD_236_18.
Intelligence is the ability of a mind to acquire knowledge and skills; gain for a fact; to take care of issues; to adjust to new circumstances; and one's ability for rationale, understanding, mindfulness, arranging, and imagination. In a general description, it is a capacity to recognize information and to employ it as knowledge toward a modified behavior within an environment. This thought helps children to maintain oral hygiene in a better way.
The present research was undertaken on 240 schoolgoing children aged 7-11 years of government schools of Hyderabad-Karnataka region, in order to estimate the relation between intelligence quotient (IQ) of a child with dental caries. IQ level has been assessed by using Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices as an IQ testing scale. Caries status was assessed by using Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth index.
There was no statistical difference between children with different levels of IQ and dental caries. However, the majority of children who belong to Grade V (intellectually impaired) had higher dental caries.
An increase in IQ causes a decrease in dental caries and vice versa; however, no significant association was observed between the level of intelligence and caries (P = 0.202). There is a promising correlation between IQ and presence or absence of dental caries among children.
智力是大脑获取知识和技能的能力；获取事实；处理问题；适应新环境；以及一个人进行推理、理解、正念、安排和想象的能力。概括来说，它是在环境中识别信息并将其作为知识用于改变行为的能力。这种观念有助于儿童更好地保持口腔卫生。
本研究针对海得拉巴 - 卡纳塔克邦地区政府学校的240名7至11岁的在校儿童进行，以评估患龋齿儿童的智商（IQ）之间的关系。使用瑞文彩色渐进矩阵作为智商测试量表来评估智商水平。使用龋失补牙指数评估龋齿状况。
不同智商水平的儿童与龋齿之间没有统计学差异。然而，大多数属于五年级（智力受损）的儿童龋齿率较高。
智商的提高会导致龋齿率下降，反之亦然；然而，未观察到智力水平与龋齿之间存在显著关联（P = 0.202）。儿童的智商与是否患龋齿之间存在有前景的相关性。
