Dental caries prevalence in children up to 36 months of age attending daycare centers in municipalities with different water fluoride content

dc.contributor.authorTiano, Ana Valéria Pagliari [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMoimaz, Suzely Adas Saliba [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSaliba, Orlando [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSaliba, Nemre Adas [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T08:47:50Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T08:47:50Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-01
dc.description.abstractThis study determined the prevalence of cavitated caries lesions (CCL) and early childhood caries (ECC), and the contribution of some variables in children up to 36 months of age attending daycare centers in municipalities with different fluoride levels in the water supply: AFC (adequate fluoride content) and LFC (low fluoride content). After approval of the Ethics Committee, the parents were interviewed. The children were clinically examined using the same codes and criteria established by the WHO (World Health Organization) and the ADA (American Dental Association). Fisher's exact test (p<0.05) was applied for statistical analysis of data. The dmft indices calculated in the LFC and AFC municipalities were 0.57 and 0.68, respectively. Considering all children examined, 17.6% presented CCL and 33.8% ECC. The economic classification, mother's education level and duration of breastfeeding were considered statistically significant with regards to CCL prevalence. The age group, duration of the habit of drinking milk before bedtime and age at which oral hygiene started were considered statistically significant with regards to ECC prevalence.en
dc.description.affiliationPreventive and Community Dentistry Program Dental School of Araçatuba São Paulo State University, Araçatuba, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespPreventive and Community Dentistry Program Dental School of Araçatuba São Paulo State University, Araçatuba, SP
dc.format.extent39-44
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-77572009000100008
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Applied Oral Science, v. 17, n. 1, p. 39-44, 2009.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S1678-77572009000100008
dc.identifier.issn1678-7765
dc.identifier.issn1678-7757
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-59149089272
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/231857
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Applied Oral Science
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectDental caries
dc.subjectEarly childhood caries
dc.subjectOral health
dc.titleDental caries prevalence in children up to 36 months of age attending daycare centers in municipalities with different water fluoride contenten
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Odontologia, Araçatubapt
unesp.departmentOdontologia Infantil e Social - FOApt

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