Studiu privind evaluarea prevalenței și profilaxiei cariei dentare | [Study to evaluate the prevalence and prevention of dental caries]

Authors

  • Andrada Nicolau Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov, România

Keywords:

caries, prevention, risk factors

Abstract

Dental diseases such as dental caries, periodontitis, trauma and dental abnormalities have spread with either explosive or remission stages throughout human history. In recent decades it has achieved a great dental caries prevalence. Studies in recent years have developed the idea that a phenomenon as complex as tooth decay, is dependent on the action of multiple factors, whose action must take place simultaneously in order to determine the pathological process .. Prevention of dental caries is an acute need because the high level of dental caries prevalence raises problems organizational, social and especially economical. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of caries in patients review to identify the main risk groups and the degree of application of methods to prevent dental caries. The study was conducted on a total of 148 patients aged 10-40 years, of which 89 female and 59 male who presented at the dental office during 1.10.2014-1.05.2015. These patients were determined by the degree of oral hygiene and local or general dental fluoridation, dentists frequency of verification, and determination of the appreciation of the illness by tooth decay (DMFT). Results of the study show the link between patients and dental health habits.

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Published

2016-01-20

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