Abstract

CORTES-MARTINICORENA, Fco. Javier et al. Caries prevalence and periodontal status of children and adolescents in Navarra (2002). RCOE [online]. 2003, vol.8, n.4, pp.381-390. ISSN 1138-123X.

Background. Surveys of caries prevalence and dental treatment have been conducted in Navarra since 1987, before PADI was implemented (1991). Objectives: Investigate the dental and periodontal health status of children and adolescents of Navarra in 2002. Methods: Epidemiological survey of a representative sample (n 1,566) of 1º, 3º, 6º EP and 2º ESO schoolchildren. Clinical examinations were conducted by calibrated examiners (Kappa 0.93) in the school centres. Data were processed using Microsoft Acces and SPSS (v 10) for Windows. Results: Caries prevalence in deciduous dentition at 6 year of age old was 35. 4% (dft 1.28), and in permanent dentition at 14 year of age 50.7%. Mean DMFT in the four groups were 0.04, 0.27, 0.75, 1.36. Care indices were 16.7%, 48.1%, 77.3%, 78.7% respectively. Periodontal status, healthy (6 sext. ) 9.1%, bleeding 86.3%, calculus 17.2%. Conclusions: Caries prevalence is still high but mean number of affected teeth is low; trends of caries level since 1997 demonstrate an increase in deciduous dentition, and a decrease in permanent dentition.

Keywords : Dental caries; Periodontal status; Dental epidemiology; Dental treatment; Fissure sealants; Capitation; Immigrant.

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