Comparative characteristics of caries indices in children of different school age

Abstract

Caries is one of the most spread issues of modern stomatological science. Investigation of the problems concerning its origin will remain topical for many years, which is associated with the action of total ecological, economic, and social-everyday factors predisposing to development of the pathology.Objective of the study was to investigate stomatological status of children aged 7-12 years, and compare the obtained results in different age periods.Material and methods. Examination of the stomatological status of 223 children aged from 7 to 12 years determined the following: increasing number of children with afflicted permanent teeth in the period from 7 to 8 years (17,3%), from 8 to 9 years (14,5%), from 9 to 10 years (21,5%), from 10 to 11 years (13,3%).Results. The highest rise of caries index of the permanent teeth was found in children from 7 to 8 years (17,3%) – the first years after eruption of the permanent teeth, and in the period from 9 to 10 years. It is rather complicated period in the children school life, since transition from the primary school where they have been already adapted, to secondary school is followed by increased load and their adjusting to new teachers. It refers to caries intensity index of permanent teeth, especially in children from 7 to 8 years with special increase 2,4 times, and at the age of 10 years compared with 9 years (2,5 times as much).Conclusion. Thus, the age from 7 to 8 and from 9 to 10 is the most susceptible from the point of view of caries occurring in the permanent teeth of children requiring special attention of parents and dentists to dental health of children at these age periods. The obtained results require more detailed examination of the factors leading to pathology of the hard dental tissues at these periods of childhood.