An Evaluation on Primary Dentition Caries among Preschool Children with ICDAS Criteria

VernacularTitle:学龄前儿童乳牙患龋的 ICDAS 系统评估
Author: Da-Feng FANG ¹ ; Xi CHEN ; Hui CHEN ; Yao CHEN ; Ying WANG ; Yun-Jie ZHU ; Wan-Ming DAI ; Jing YU ; Xiao-Long LIN
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1. 杭州市预防保健门诊部
Keywords: Deciduous teeth; Dental caries; ICDAS
From: Journal of Preventive Medicine 2014;(5):442-445
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the status of dental caries of deciduous teeth with International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS ) among preschool children in Lin 'an city.Methods A total of 491 children from 5 kindergartens aged 2.5 to 4.5 years were enrolled using the cluster random sampling method and were examined with the modified criteria of ICDAS.Results The caries rate of deciduous teeth was 66.80% among the tested children.The mean DMFT score was 3.98 and the mean DMFS score was 5.77.The prevalence rate was of no significant difference between genders (P >0.05).Early enamel caries rate was 24.44%,while the caries were found most frequently on the occlusal and proximal surface (32.90%)and least frequently on the tongue palatal surfaces (7.62%).Conclusion The prevalence rate of deciduous dental caries among preschool children is relatively high in Lin'an city.ICDAS might be used to early prevention and diagnose of dental caries.