Open AccessStudy of caries risk factors in a group of Bucharest schoolchildren (2)
Author(s) -
Cristian Funieru,
Ruxandra Sfeatcu,
Elena Funieru,
Mihaela Răescu,
Loredana Ivan,
Adina Mihaela Dumitrache
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.2015.2.8
Subject(s) - saliva , oral hygiene , dentistry , medicine , streptococcus mutans , hygiene , bacteria , biology , pathology , genetics
. A poor oral hygiene, a wick salivary buffering capacity or a high number of colonies of specific bacteria are real risk factors for dental caries. Material and method. This study was conducted on a sample of 46 students aged 10 to 12 years attending two schools in Bucharest. Oral hygiene assessment was made both by using questionnaires and by calculating the OHI-S score. The salivary risk factors were identified and analyzed using GC Saliva Check Buffer and GC Saliva Check Mutans tests. Results. OHI-S score for the entire group led to a moderate degree of oral hygiene. Almost 40% of pupils had a number of mutans streptococci colonies over the limit. Conclusions. The poor oral hygiene and the high number of mutans streptococci colonies in saliva found in this study lead to a high dental caries risk.