Prevalence of severe early childhood caries and associated risk factors in a group of children in the metropolitan area of Guatemala
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https://doi.org/10.47990/alop.v11i1.212Keywords:
Dental caries, early childhood, risk factors, primary preventionAbstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence and severity of early childhood caries and the associated risk factors, in a population of 6 to 36 months old children that attend governmental daycares in the metropolitan area of Guatemala City. Methods: Cross-sectional analytical design 110 children from 13 to 36 months of age were clinically examined to determine caries status according to the criteria of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (Kappa 0.69). In addition, sociodemographic characteristics, eating and dental hygiene habits were established through a survey done to the mothers of the participants. To determine the relationship between variables, the statistical tests U of Man Whitney and Tau-b of Kendall were applied. Results: There was an 81.8% of prevalence found of severe early childhood caries. In average, each subject showed 6.74 carious lesions (IC 95% 5.62 – 7.92). The average number of noncavitated lesions was 6.06 and 2.51 for cavitated lesions. It was found that age (?b = .224, p = .001) and the percentage of dental surface with plaque (?b = 0.352 p = .002) are significantly associated with severe early childhood caries. Conclusion: The high prevalence from found caries (81.8%) and the reversible type of 2/3 from the found lesions, show a need of preventive interventions of dental health in this population.
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