Abstract

FRANCO CORTES, A.M.; GUZMAN ZULUAGA, I.C.; GOMEZ RESTREPO, A.M.  and  ARDILA MEDINA, C.M.. Re-emerging of dental caries in adolescents. Av Odontoestomatol [online]. 2010, vol.26, n.5, pp.263-270. ISSN 2340-3152.

Introduction: inequities in coverage of preventive programs and access to care may affect the indicators of oral health of adolescents. Objective: The aim of this descriptive study was to determine the prevalence and history of dental caries among adolescents of Medellin; to evaluate the tendency of the indicators, and to evaluate possible re-emerging of these problem. Materials and methods: Data were obtained from dental examinations of a stratified randomized sample of 1292 students in 2005, performed by trained and calibrated examiners (Kappa > 0.65). Chi - square, Kruskal - Wallis, and Mann - Whitney tests were used (α = 5%). Results and conclusions: The mean and standard deviation of DMFT values and Significant Index Caries were 4.5±2.8 and 2.8±3.3 and 11.3 y 6.2 for the 17- year- old adolescents of public and private schools respectively. The results indicate an increment for the caries prevalence for all ages; besides, dental caries polarization in a little group whose characteristics should be study Health authorities should focused attention and intervention in both problems.

Keywords : Dental caries; adolescents; re-emerging; polarization.

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