Abstract

CARRASCO-LOYOLA, Milagros  and  OREJUELA-RAMIREZ, Francisco. Clinical consequences of untreated dental caries in preschool and school children of public educational institutions. Rev. Estomatol. Herediana [online]. 2018, vol.28, n.4, pp.223-228. ISSN 1019-4355.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.20453/reh.v28i4.3425.

Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence and severity of the consequences of untreated dental caries using the PUFA/pufa index in preschool and school children of public educational institutions in a marginal urban population of Callao. Material and methods: the study was descriptive and observational. A database was used and processed with the Epi Info® program and exported to the statistical program IBM SPSS Statistics v. 19.0 (SPSS Inc.). The univariate and bivariate analysis were performed. Results: 1085 children between 3 and 16 years old were evaluated. The highest proportion was male 557 (51.34%). The frequency of the PUFA/pufa index was 25.71% and the average was 0.63 ± 1.48. The P + p component represents 24.70%, the deciduous teeth was the most prevalent. The group of 6-7 and 8-10 years had the highest frequency. The lower jaw was the most affected. Conclusions: The clinical consequences of untreated caries in the studied population are highly frequent and severe.

Keywords : Dental pulp exposure; oral ulcer; oral fistula; periapical abscess.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )