Assessment of deciduous dentition in 6-10 year old school children

Stomatološki glasnik Srbije

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关键词: deciduous teeth;    caries;    dmft;    children;   

DOI  :  10.2298/SGS1204183J

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Introduction. The emergence of deciduous teeth in the mouth of a childusually brings a joy to every parent. However, after ”short-time euphoria”deciduous teeth, in most cases, become the cause of pain, swelling, infectionand further complications. The aim of this study was to assess the status ofdeciduous teeth in school children. Material and Methods. The study includedchildren age 6-10 years from four cities in Republika Srpska. All respondentswere divided in two groups: Group I included those who voluntarily came to beexamined at the dental clinic and the Group II-those who were randomly chosenin schools. The examination was performed using dental mirror and probe.Caries verification was carried out by Klein-Palmer system, dmft (d - decay;m - missing; f - filling), and its related indices: Person caries index (pci)and Average caries index (aci). In addition, a survey was conducted. Results.A total number of 228 respondents were examined. Total pci was 96.1%. Onaverage, each child had aci= 4.17 while 10.52% of the children had fillingsin primary teeth. None of the children had sealed fissures on deciduousteeth. Physical examination revealed that 12.2% of the children had submucousabscess in oral cavity. The survey revealed that 3% of children did not havea tooth brush. Conclusion. The prevalence of caries in primary teeth is high,despite the fact that the Health Insurance Fund in Republika Srpska coversfull cost for complete restoration of teeth in children up to 15 years old.Responsibility for the low percentage of healthy and filled teeth is relyingmostly on parents as well as the entire community that should providedevelopment and availability of public health dental care in all areas.

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