Condição periodontal e necessidades de tratamento em crianças de 6 a 8 anos na região metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

Autor: Francisca Varas, Sonia Echeverría, Renata Quintana, Gisela Zillmann, José Hassi, Ismael Yévenes, Paula Maass, Andrea Muñoz
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Revista Odonto Ciência, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 10-15, Published: 2011
Revista Odonto Ciência; Vol. 26 No. 1 (2011); 10-15
Revista Odonto Ciência; v. 26 n. 1 (2011); 10-15
Revista odonto ciência
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
instacron:PUC_RS
ISSN: 1980-6523
0102-9460
Popis: PURPOSE: To evaluate the periodontal status and the treatment needs of Chilean school-children METHODS: Prevalence study. Sample: 1,637 schoolchildren from 6 to 8 years old belonging to 26 communes of the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile, stratified according to socioeconomic level in accordance with the 2003 CASEN survey (National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey). Periodontal status was estimated using the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN) and following the recommendations of the WHO (World Health Organization), along with the records of the Clinical Criteria of Gingival Inflammation. Data were analyzed using a chi-square test. RESULTS: Gingivitis prevalence was 68.42%, a result that is higher than the national prevalence (P
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