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Rev Odotopediatr Latinoam 2018; 8 (1)

Early Childhood Caries in the City of Buenos Aires. Comparison of frequency in different dental-care settings

Biondi AM, Cortese SG, Ortolani A

Language: Spanish
References: 24
Page: 7-15
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Objectives: To compare age of first consultation and frequency of early childhood caries in patients seeking care at a public pediatric dental- care service providing care for a fee, and at private pediatric dental offices in the same geographical area. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study design was used. All patient records of patients seeking care at the Department of Dentistry for Children (G1) and at 2 private pediatric dental offices (G2) for the first time between January and December 2015 were evaluated. (Kappa = 0.83). Records of children aged less than 6 years were reviewed and the following variables were recorded on an Ex- debicel database: age at first consultation, sex, and dmfs. Results were expressed as a percentage, mean and standard deviation. ANOVA and Chi square test were used to compare the data. Results: The total sample comprised 973 children in G1 and 488 in G2, average age 9.3±3.8 and 4.9±3 years respectively (p=0.000). 16% (G1m) and 63.5% (G2m) were children under 6 years old (p=0,000). Average age was 51±14 and 39.5±13 months (p=0,000), with boys accounting for 54.8% and 52.9% (p=0.41); dmfs: = 17.4±15.4 (12.5% were caries free) and 0.45±1.6 (85.8% dmfs=0) (p=0.000), and frequency of early childhood caries 87.5% (CI 79.5-93.2) and 2.26% (CI 0.90-4.60) (p= 0.000) in G1m and G2m respectively. Conclusions: As observed at the public service providing dental care for a fee, patients delay in seeking care and their index scores show severe disease at an early age. Private sector patients with health insurance coverage seek care at an early age as a preventive measure.


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