Mimoza Canga, Vito Malagnino A
Department of Public Health, University Ismail Qemali, Vlore, Albania, Phone: 00355676502493, e-mail:
Department of Public Health Dentistry, University Gabriele D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2019 Jan 1;20(1):8-12.
To evaluate the correlation between age and caries development in permanent teeth, as well as to show the trends of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index in Albania.
Subsequent observations hold from July 2016-July 2018. Our study included 393 children of the age range of 7-10 years old. The children in the survey were divided into four groups according to their ages 7, 8, 9 and 10 years and these groups were considered separately. For the age group 7 years old we observed 110 children (28.13%), for the age group 8 years old we observed 106 children (27.11%), while for the age groups 9 years and 10 years old we observed 88 (22.35%) and 89 (22.41%) children, respectively.
In our study, 393 children were selected and a total of 3128 molars were observed during 2 years time period. The strong influence on caries of the age group 9-10 years old is confirmed by value 0.002. The results of our study show that the influence in caries manifestation decreases more at the age of 8-9 years old with a = 0.014. Caries prevalence was 28.3% in permanent dentition in children 7-10 years old, while the DMFT index of our results was 3.46.
Our results showed a prevalence of carious teeth at the age group 9-10 years old compared with the age group 8-9 years old. To reduce dental caries development and its increment in children of the age class 7-10 years old we recommend the use of fluoride, a healthy non-cariogenic diet, and dental routine check-ups.
Age has an important role in evaluating caries prevalence and DMFT index. Based on age, caries is more prevalent in children 9-10 years old, and the DMFT index resulted to be in high values equal to 3.46.
评估恒牙龋病发展与年龄之间的相关性，并展示阿尔巴尼亚恒牙龋失补牙（DMFT）指数的变化趋势。
于2016年7月至2018年7月进行后续观察。我们的研究纳入了393名年龄在7至10岁的儿童。调查中的儿童根据年龄分为7岁、8岁、9岁和10岁四组，并分别进行考量。7岁年龄组观察到110名儿童（28.13%），8岁年龄组观察到106名儿童（27.11%），而9岁和10岁年龄组分别观察到88名（22.35%）和89名（22.41%）儿童。
在我们的研究中，选取了393名儿童，在两年时间内共观察到3128颗磨牙。9至10岁年龄组对龋齿的强烈影响通过值0.002得到证实。我们的研究结果表明，在8至9岁时龋齿表现的影响下降更为明显，值为0.014。7至10岁儿童恒牙列的龋齿患病率为28.3%，而我们研究结果的DMFT指数为3.46。
我们的结果显示，与8至9岁年龄组相比，9至10岁年龄组的龋齿患病率更高。为减少7至10岁儿童龋齿的发展及其增加，我们建议使用氟化物、健康的非致龋性饮食以及定期进行口腔检查。
年龄在评估龋齿患病率和DMFT指数方面具有重要作用。基于年龄，龋齿在9至10岁儿童中更为普遍，且DMFT指数高达3.46。
