Open AccessStudy of caries risk factors in a group of Bucharest school children (1)
Author(s) -
Cristian Funieru,
Ruxandra Sfeatcu,
Elena Funieru,
Mihaela Răescu,
Loredana Ivan,
Adina Mihaela Dumitrache,
Scm Dr. Voinoiu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
romanian journal of stomatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6078
pISSN - 1843-0805
DOI - 10.37897/rjs.2015.1.5
Subject(s) - environmental health , dentistry , medicine , risk factor , family medicine , psychology
. Removing the caries risk factors from a particular community (population) is needed for choosing necessary preventive measures, specially designed to decrease the level of the disease in that community. Material and method. This study was conducted on a group of 46 students from two Bucharest schools. Caries diagnosis was made using ICDAS system, DMF-T score being calculated as well. Risk factors analyzed in this paper were cariogenic diet, lack of fluoridation programs and social gradient, data being collected using a specially designed questionnaire made with a contribution of a sociologist. Results. DMF-T score for the entire group was 1.5 ± 1.97. The absence of fluoridation programs was the most prevalent risk factor analyzed in this paper, even it was insufficiently evaluated. Conclusions. This research evaluated three caries risk factors using a specially designed questionnaire which provided a score and a range values for each of them, data which will be used for further investigations.