Prevalence of Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Level in Children Aged 6 Years Attended Under GES and JUNAEB Models

Jorge Fuentes N.; Gilda Corsini M.; Thomas Bornhardt; Alejandro Ponce V. & Álvaro Ruiz F.

Summary

The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of caries and oral hygiene index among schoolchildren in Temuco, and compare the impact differences between two models of oral health care existing, under standard GES and JUNAEB model between the years 2007-2008. A descriptive observational study in an consulting health service, under standard GES and dental JUNAEB module. We selected by non-probability sampling 113 schoolchildren aged 6 years. The COP-D, ceo-d e OHI-S indexes were recorded at oral examination at the initiation of treatment and aftercare in the final integral treatment. Calculations and statistical estimates used Stata 9.0. The total number of students showed a high prevalence of caries (COP-D ceo-d 0.88 and 3.86) and poor oral hygiene (OHI-S 1.45). When comparing the impact, the JUNAEB model showed greater reduction of new dental caries and better oral hygiene levels (-0.70, p=0.0000). In conclusion, considering the high prevalence of dental caries, poor OHI and the need for periodic controls, application of the JUNAEB model generated a lower recurrence of dental caries and better OHI using a preventive, healing and educational approach.

KEY WORDS: dental caries, ceo-d, COP-D, OHI-S, GES, JUNAEB.

How to cite this article

FUENTES, N. J.; CORSINI, M. G.; BORNHARDT, T.; PONCE, V. A. & RUIZ, F. A. Prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene level in children aged 6 years attended under GES and JUNAEB models. Int. J. Odontostomat., 8(3):385-391, 2014.