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MEDINA-CASTRO, José Francisco  e  ALVARADO-MENACHO, Sergio. Prevalence of dental caries and the need for treatment in adult patients with the need for diagnose. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.2, pp. 155-158. ISSN 1677-3888.

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of dental caries, and to establish the treatment needed. A cross sectional study was done on 200 subjects between the ages of 20 and 64 from Welfare Center and Social Service from San Isidro in Lima, Peru, all subjects were divided in groups, by age and gender, to evaluate their condition according to DMFT index and treatment needs. The 95.5% of subjects were affected by dental caries. The results gotten were from a DMFT population index of 14,05. An average of 14,66% of teeth required Sealant treatments, An average of 13,94% required Filling one surface, the 3,47% required Filling more than two surfaces, the 9,02% required Crowns, the 0,23% required Pulp treatments, the 1,47% required Extractions, the 3% required Removable partial dental prosthesis and the 1% required Removable total dental prosthesis. The overall DMFT was 14.05, which is considered as a serious problem according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. The treatment needed the was for Sealant treatments, in the group aged 20 to 24 years, and the less needed treatment (Zero) was for Pulp treatments in the group aged 45 to 54 years and 55 to 64 years. Finally, the most needed treatment in Removable prosthesis was for Removable partial dental prosthesis with 3%.

Palavras-chave : Dental Caries; Dental Care; DMFIndex; Prevalence.