Clinical status and assessment of caries on first permanent molars in a group of 6- to 13-year-old Tunisian school children.
Gingivits
dental caries
enamel defects
first permanent molar
Journal
Clinical and experimental dental research
ISSN: 2057-4347
Titre abrégé: Clin Exp Dent Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101692332
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2023
02 2023
Historique:
received:
11
08
2021
accepted:
07
10
2022
pubmed:
21
10
2022
medline:
18
2
2023
entrez:
20
10
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The present survey aimed to highlight the clinical status of first permanent molars (FPMs) among a group of children aged between 6 and 13 years in public primary schools in Tunisia and to determine the association between FPMs' dental caries, gingival bleeding, malocclusion, dental fluorosis, and enamel defects. The survey involved a cross-sectional study based on a dental examination conducted in public primary schools in Monastir Tunisia. A dental caries assessment was performed on FPMs using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System classification; the number of carious lesions in permanent and temporary dentition was established using the decayed/missing/filled teeth (DMFT) index. The Gingival Index and the Dental Aesthetic Index were used to determine the occurrence of gingival bleeding and malocclusions. Dean's index and the modified Development Defects of Enamel index were used to define the enamel defects. The χ A total of 545 children and 2080 FPMs were examined. The prevalence of dental caries in FPMs was recorded to be 35.8%. The overall mean DMFT index of the study population was 1.62 and the mean DMFT index was 1.41. The proportion of carious FPMs increased significantly with the age of the children (p < .05). The mandibular first permanent molar presented higher caries prevalence than its maxillary counterpart (p < .05). The presence of surfaces affected by molar incisor hypomineralization was recorded in 4.3% and the presence of surfaces affected by fluorosis was recorded in 4.6% of FPMs. No association was reported between FPMs' dental caries, gingival bleeding, malocclusion, and enamel defects (p > .05). Although the prevalence of caries in FPMs was considered moderate, health promotion programs should be implemented on a large scale to decrease the prevalence of dental caries among school children.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36264010
doi: 10.1002/cre2.676
pmc: PMC9932250
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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© 2022 The Authors. Clinical and Experimental Dental Research published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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