Comparison of the def index with Nyvad's caries diagnostic criteria in 3- and 4-year-old Colombian children.

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Zarante A.M., Suárez-Obando F., Acosta J.C._2013..pdf (77.63 KB)

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2003

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Pediatric dentistry, 0164-1263, Vol. 25, Nro. 2, 2003, p. 132-136

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American academy of pediatric dentistry

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12495/2724

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12723838

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PURPOSE: The aims of this research were to determine the epidemiological profile of dental caries in 3- and 4-year-old preschool children living in Bogotá, Colombia, and to compare two different caries indices--the standard def and Nyvad's new caries diagnostic criteria. METHODS: The children were screened by two calibrated examiners who first brushed the children's teeth and air dried them for 5 seconds before they were examined. The diagnostic criteria used were the standard def-t and def-s and the def-t and def-s of the new caries diagnostic system proposed by Nyvad. The chi-square test2 was used with a significance level of 5%. RESULTS: Prevalence of caries was 70% using the standard def-t criteria and 97% with the criteria proposed by Nyvad. The standard def-t and def-s were 3.3 and 5.7, respectively, and the def-t and def-s with the Nyvad citeria were 8.7 and 14.3, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of caries was high, indicating that the population studied had a high disease rate. The results obtained with the more detailed Nyvad new caries diagnostic criteria were higher than the ones obtained with the standard def-t index, both for teeth and surfaces.

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Caries dental
Niño
Perfil de salud

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