Oral health among pre and elementary school children in Fasa at 2013

Background and aims: Because of the lack of written deal with the oral and dental health in city of Fasa from1998 onwards and also to make the infrastructur e for related studies and dental public interventio ns, this study was conducted to study indices of dmft a nd DMFT (Decayed, Missing, Filling, Teeth) in children of Fasa city. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2014 on ,400 children of pre-school and primary school in the city of Fasa selected in multistage s ampling from urban and rural. Checks were done by health professionals under the supervision of a den tist at schools and the numbers of decayed, missing and filled teeth were determined and separated regardin g the primary and permanent teeth. Results: The dmft and DMFTindices were 4.45±3.43 and 1.26±1 . 4, respectively, that showed no significant difference between male and female stud ents (P = 0.280 and P= 0.200 respectively). The number of decayed primary teeth in boys was more th an at of girls (P=0.015) and the number of filled primary teeth was more in girls comparing to that o f b ys (P<0.001). Both indicators were smaller in urban schools than rural areas (P<0.001). SiC index (Significant Caries) for the selected population w ere 10.18±2.23. Conclusion: The results exposed a high level of dmft index in children under 14, especially in rural areas. In order to control this problem, in addition to pr eventive and medicinal interventions, improving the awareness of society at different levels is suggest ed.