Longitudial Study of Oral Health in Preschool Children - Results of Entry Clinical Examination

Abstract

The aim of this study is to present the results of the entry clinical dental examination focused on dental status and caries experience of pre-school children attending kindergartens in Prague and Hradec Králové. The total number of 300 children aged 3 - 4 years has been examined. Selection criteria were no systemic disease of child and informed consent of parents. Following parameters were calculated: % caries free, dt, dmft, ri, sci and presence of dental plaque on upper incisors. The proportion of 57.10 % of children had intact primary dentition. The % of children with treated dentition was 3.65 and 39.25 % of children had one or more untreated decayed teeth. The mean count of dmft was 1.75 (1.96 dmft in boys and 1.63 dmft in girls). Significant caries index (sci) was 5.96 ( 6.50 in boys and 5.72 in girls). Restorative index (ri) amounted to 17.30 %. Detectable amount of plaque on upper incisors has been found in 61.95% of children.

Keywords

• oral health
• caries experience
• dental status
• preschool children