Abstract
Aim. To evaluate some social factors (parents socioeconomic condition) and behavioral factors (oral hygiene and alimentary habits) and establish associations between these factors and dental caries. Material and methods. A transversal study performed on 200 children (100 girls and 100 boys, mean age = 7.2±0.06 years) involving each children clinical examination and interview was developed. The children habits related to oral hygiene and diet were registered. Children were divided in three groups according to socio-economic family condition (SES): low, average and high. The caries experience indices (Prevalence Index-Ip, dmft/s, DMFT/S) were determined according to children SSE. Results. Children with low SES: Ip = 89.3%, dmft = 3.73±2.46, dmfs = 8.83±7.9, DMFT = 1.13±1.3, DMFS = 1.34±1.7. Children with average SES: Ip = 86.5%, dmft = 4.3±3.16, dmfs = 8.16±7.2, DMFT = 0.76±1.15, DMFS = 1.02±1.7. Children with high SES: Ip = 78.2%, dmft = 3.56±2.57, dmfs = 6.98±7.3, DMFT = 0.47±0.99, DMFS = 0.5±1.1. Conclusions. Caries experience indices were lower in children with higher SSE. Different life condition of children from the same region may explain the various types of carioactivity.
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