Caries and dental alteration prevalence in cleft lip and palate children in a fundation of Santiago de Cali
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Summary: Objective:
To de termine the caries and dental alteration prevalence in cleft lip and palate in 3 to 14 years
old children in a fundation of Santiago de Cali in 2007. Materials and methods: A sample of 30
children were studied with fissured lip and cleft palate among 3 and 14 years old who were attended
by the foundation Smile Operation. The gathering of information was done by a survey and a clinical
exam analyzing dental caries, alterations and addition to this a plaque index, using the simplified
index of oral Hygiene (SIOH). Results: All of children presented dental alterations, the most
frequent alteration was close together teeth in 70% follow of congenitally missing teeth in 63.3%,
also dental caries was 90% in the population presenting least one lesion. Conclusions: High
socioeconomic level was not present in this sample, and we only conclude for low socioeconomic
level. the most of population were white people, all subjects present dental alteration, in dental
size, form and amount. Instead low dental plaque index were found in most of children, the
experience of caries was high , and in equal proportions in boys and gils. Key words: Dental
alterations. Close together teeth. Congenitally missing teeth. Cleft lip. Cleft palate.
To de termine the caries and dental alteration prevalence in cleft lip and palate in 3 to 14 years
old children in a fundation of Santiago de Cali in 2007. Materials and methods: A sample of 30
children were studied with fissured lip and cleft palate among 3 and 14 years old who were attended
by the foundation Smile Operation. The gathering of information was done by a survey and a clinical
exam analyzing dental caries, alterations and addition to this a plaque index, using the simplified
index of oral Hygiene (SIOH). Results: All of children presented dental alterations, the most
frequent alteration was close together teeth in 70% follow of congenitally missing teeth in 63.3%,
also dental caries was 90% in the population presenting least one lesion. Conclusions: High
socioeconomic level was not present in this sample, and we only conclude for low socioeconomic
level. the most of population were white people, all subjects present dental alteration, in dental
size, form and amount. Instead low dental plaque index were found in most of children, the
experience of caries was high , and in equal proportions in boys and gils. Key words: Dental
alterations. Close together teeth. Congenitally missing teeth. Cleft lip. Cleft palate.
Hurtado, A., Rojas, L., Sanchez, D., García, A., Ortíz, M., & Aguirre, A. (2008). Caries and dental alteration prevalence in cleft lip and palate children in a fundation of Santiago de Cali. Revista Estomatología, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.25100/re.v16i1.5671
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