Comparative study between the presence of visible plaque and tooth decay in children from 18 to 40 months of age in distinct populations
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0367.1997v18n1p47Keywords:
Caries Risk, Visible Plaque, Tooth Decay, Early Attention.Abstract
The present study has evaluated the presence of visible plaque and tooth decay in 70 children aged from 18 to 40 months who were attended by two distinct day-nurseries: one of them had early dental care and the other did not. In the sample studied, it was verified that those children who were attended by the day-nursery without early dental care presented a higher percentile of visible plaque. About tooth decay, this same population showed a higher number of children affected. This seems to demonstrate that the visible plaque is an indicator of caries risk. These results indicate the importance of early attention, specially through the parents education about dental care to promote the child oral health.
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