Caries Risk software – a new tool used for children caries risk assessment

. Dental caries risk is a key factor which may influence dental health in the near future. It is a very important factor for developing individual or community preventive strategies. Material and method. 46 dental records were analyzed including data of caries baseline and caries risk factors in a group of 46 schoolchildren from city of Bucharest. The overall caries risk was estimated using version 1.0 of Caries Risk software, the first software designed and calibrated to provide caries risk for Romanian patients. Results. The caries risk was approximately 40% in our sample. The girls had a higher risk by about 13% compared to boys. Conclusions. Caries Risk software is an effective tool for estimating caries risk by having an easy mode for input data and a short time needed for processing.