CARIES PREVALENCE IN A SAMPLE OF 1ST TO 4TH GRADERS FROM THE CITY OF SIBIU
Abstract:
The study’s aim is to evaluate the dental status of schoolchildren from grades 1 to 4, for both the
temporary and the permanent dentition. The article at hand addresses the prevalence of dental decay in the
permanent dentition. The study sample included 574 schoolchildren from grades 1 to 4 from two different
schools from the city of Sibiu, Romania. The sample is representative for the population of 1st to 4th graders;
sex and grade distribution of the sample is homogenous. The examination was carried out by direct and
indirect inspection using a dental mirror and palpatory, using a dental probe. The clinical findings were
registered in patient charts and were then statistically analyzed using the software SPSS v.16. In order to
evaluate the caries experience of the subjects, the DMFT index was used. The caries incidence of the
permanent dentition for the entire studied sample was 67.2%. The mean value of the DMFT index for the
entire sample was 1.71. The value of the DMFT index is mainly given by the component that indicates the
number of decayed teeth.
full text article in English (.EN) |