Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.
Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, Turkey.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2021 Oct;24(10):1476-1484. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_2_21.
In Turkey, dental caries is a disease which still has been considering as a real public health problem. School children of lower socioeconomic status had greater caries experience and higher caries severity in both primary and permanent dentitions.
To determine the frequency of dental caries and its related factors among boarding school children.
Cross-sectional study. We examined 1307 boarding school children aged 7-14 for caries status and its related factors. Data on dental health and its related factors were obtained from the archive of Ege Oral Health and Dentistry Association. Comparisons of caries severity (as decayed/missing/filled primary teeth, dmft/decayed/missing/filled permanent teeth, DMFT and significant caries index,) and examination years were made. Caries trend were also identified. Correlations between caries severity and its related factors were also performed. SPSS 20.0 was used for statistical analysis.
DMFT and SiC for DMFT of all children were 2.35 and 5.04, respectively. 70-year-old had the highest dmft, whereas 14-year-olds had the highest DMFT. No correlation was found between decreased dmft and tooth brushing frequency, regular dental check-ups, and oral hygiene status. There was a weak correlation between decreased DMFT and increased number of dental visits in 2008 and 2009. In children received more than one examination and/or treatment (n = 269), the SiC index for dmft was 10.52 in 2002. In 2004, the index decreased to 3.57. The SiC for DMFT was 4.09 in 2002 and 2004. No correlation was identified between decreased dmft and DMFT and tooth brushing frequency, regular dental check-ups, and oral hygiene status both for the years of 2002 and 2004. The mean dmft of 32 children had prophylaxis for dental caries in 2002 was significantly decreased in 2004.
Caries prevalence and severity of boarding school children were high even they were followed-up regularly.
在土耳其，龋齿仍然是一个严重的公共卫生问题。社会经济地位较低的学龄儿童在乳牙和恒牙中都有更高的患龋率和龋病严重程度。
确定寄宿制学校儿童的龋齿发病情况及其相关因素。
横断面研究。我们检查了 1307 名 7-14 岁的寄宿制学校儿童的龋齿状况及其相关因素。有关牙齿健康及其相关因素的数据来自爱琴海口腔健康和牙科协会的档案。比较了龋病严重程度（以乳牙龋齿、缺失和充填数 dmft/恒牙龋齿、缺失和充填数 DMFT 和显著龋病指数 SiC 表示）和检查年份。还确定了龋齿趋势。分析了龋齿严重程度与相关因素之间的相关性。使用 SPSS 20.0 进行统计分析。
所有儿童的 DMFT 和 SiC 为 DMFT 分别为 2.35 和 5.04。70 岁时 dmft 最高，而 14 岁时 DMFT 最高。减少的 dmft 与刷牙频率、定期牙科检查和口腔卫生状况之间没有相关性。在 2008 年和 2009 年，增加的就诊次数与减少的 DMFT 呈弱相关。在接受过一次以上检查和/或治疗的儿童（n=269）中，2002 年 dmft 的 SiC 指数为 10.52。2004 年，该指数降至 3.57。2002 年和 2004 年 DMFT 的 SiC 指数分别为 4.09。减少的 dmft 与 2002 年和 2004 年的刷牙频率、定期牙科检查和口腔卫生状况之间均无相关性。2002 年有 32 名儿童接受了龋齿预防治疗，其 dmft 平均值在 2004 年显著下降。
即使这些儿童定期接受随访，其患龋率和龋病严重程度仍然很高。
