Profile of health and oral diseases in population from 6 to 18 years from San Juan de Miraflores district, of Lima Department 2010

The aim of this epidemiological, descriptive and cross sectional study, was to determine oral health-disease profile among 6-18 years old population in the district of San Juan de Miraflores, Lima. Sample were 160 students from four schools: three public and one private school: 79 men and 81 women....

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Autor: Vilchez Salazar, Ernesto Fidel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/2024
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/odont/article/view/2024
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dental caries
dental enamel hypoplasia
oral hygiene
malocclusion
oral mucosa
Caries dental
hipoplasia del esmalte dental
higiene bucal
maloclusión
mucosa bucal
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Sumario:The aim of this epidemiological, descriptive and cross sectional study, was to determine oral health-disease profile among 6-18 years old population in the district of San Juan de Miraflores, Lima. Sample were 160 students from four schools: three public and one private school: 79 men and 81 women. The results were: 75.4 % of caries prevalence and DMFT were 4.8, being higher in women. Hypoplasia had 11.8 %, and it was more prevalent in women; poor oral hygiene had 61.9 % and it was more prevalent in women too; had bleeding periodontal status 55 % more prevalent in men; had slight malocclusion 50.1 % more prevalent in men; had mucosal injury 9.8 %. Oral deseases were related to socioeconomic condition being more prevalent in extremely poverty and poor people.