Estimación del riesgo de caries dental en escolares mediante el cariograma

Objective. To determine risk level for caries development using the Cariogram suggested by Bratthall et al. (1997). Methods. One hundred and fifty urban schoolchildren were selected randomly. All of them were studied in order to determine S. mu- tans and Lactobacillus ufc, the saliva flow rate and i...

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Autores: Aguilera Galaviz, Luis Alejandro, Padilla, María Patricia, Frausto Esparza, Silverio, Aceves Medina, María del Carmen, Muñoz Escobedo, José Jesús, Duarte Inguanzo, Sergio, Aguilar Rodríguez, Rafael, Salaices Guillén, Eduardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional Caxcán
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:http://ricaxcan.uaz.edu.mx:20.500.11845/840
Acceso en línea:http://localhost/xmlui/handle/20.500.11845/840
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:MEDICINA Y CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD [3]
Cariograma
caries dental
riesgo de caries
Cariogram
dental caries
caries risk development
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Sumario:Objective. To determine risk level for caries development using the Cariogram suggested by Bratthall et al. (1997). Methods. One hundred and fifty urban schoolchildren were selected randomly. All of them were studied in order to determine S. mu- tans and Lactobacillus ufc, the saliva flow rate and its buffer capacity, and a clinical evaluation for dental health (DMFT and SIP) was performed according with WHO parameters in order to evaluate caries risk using the Cariogram. Results. The average of the DMFT was 1.55 ± 1.8. The 45% of population evaluated was caries free. According with the cariogram, the caries risk groups: high and moderate, was higher in males. For the whole sample, 50% were in low risk for caries development and 8.7% had been in a high risk, according with the cariogram. Conclusion. The cariogram is a useful tool to allow evaluate some factors associated to the development of caries. It could be used for prevention in healthy persons and for monitoring patient with caries or with predisposition for this disease.