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Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences

versão On-line ISSN 1677-3225

Braz. J. Oral Sci. vol.9 no.3 Piracicaba Jul./Set. 2010

 

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

 

Dental caries experience in children attending an infant oral health program

 

 

Leila Maria Cesário Pereira PintoI; Luiz Reynaldo de Figueiredo WalterII; Celio PercinotoIII; Cássia Cilene DezanIV; Murilo Baena LopesV

IDDS, MS, PhD, Professor, Department of Dentistry, University of North Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina; and Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Pediatric Dentistry, State University of Londrina (UEL), Brazil
IIDDS, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Pediatric Dentistry, State University of Londrina (UEL), Brazil
IIIDDS, MS, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatric and Social Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil
IVDDS, MS, PhD, Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Pediatric Dentistry, State University of Londrina (UEL), Brazil
VDDS, MS, PhD, Professor, Department of Dentistry, University of North Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil

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ABSTRACT

AIM: To investigate: a) caries experience in 5 year-old children and its relationship to the caries risk evaluation made before 1 year of age; b) compliance of parents to an infant oral health program as well as the abandonment reasons.
METHODS:
Group A (GA) - 242 children (60-71 months old) who stayed in the program and had been enrolled since their first year of life underwent a clinical examination according to the WHO's criteria; their parents/caregivers were interviewed to ascertain their compliance to the program. Group B (GB) parents of 60 children, who had dropped out of the program, were interviewed to check the reasons of withdrawing. The caries risk classification was based on the file at the first appointment. Chi-square test was used (
α=0.05) for statistical analyses.
RESULTS: Most of the children were free of caries (71.1%). Caries risk evaluation showed low sensibility (34.3%, 95% CI = 22.446.1) and high specificity (74.4%, 95% CI = 67.681.2) to caries experience. Sixty-two mothers (25.6%) reported difficulty to follow the guidelines. The main reason for dropping out was changing to similar health services (40.0%).
CONCLUSIONS:
Caries risk in the first year of life was not efficient to predict dental caries experience at 5 years of age. Educational practice should be improved to increase the compliance of the parents to the program.

Keywords: dental education, prevention, behavior.


 

 

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Correspondence to:
Leila Maria Cesário Pereira Pinto
Av. Rio de Janeiro, 1630 - apto 502 - Centro
86.010-150 - Londrina, PR, Brazil
E-mail: jolugui@sercomtel.com.br

Received for publication: October 07, 2009
Accepted: July 06, 2010