Temporary Teeth Caries Intensity of Children Aged 4 to 6 Years from the Town Varna, Bulgaria

Abstract

Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) 2003 report stated nearly 60%-90% of school children and most adults in industrialized nations had dental caries. Purpose: To conduct an study of dental caries intensity of temporary teeth of children from the town Varna aged 4 to 6 years. Materials and Methods: The study included 300 children aged 4 to 6 years old. The children were divided into three groups. The first group consisted of 100 children, aged 4 years old. Second group consisted of 100 children, aged 5 years old. The third group consisted of 100 children, aged 6 years old. To reflect data from studies and oral status are made clinical maps, maps tailored to the WHO. After processing results and highlights of the actual study was conducted by the data processing package for mathematical and statistical analysis StatSoft, Inc., STATISTICA Manual (Data analysis software system), Version 10.0, 2010. Results: In temporary teeth dmft mean 3,57. We found the highest prevalence of cavitated caries in the first and second molars, and the lowest - in the lower second incisors and first incisors. Conclusion: To the ratio 3d / 1f we can conclude that children are not covered by timely treatment of early caries lesions.