title: [Epidemiology of caries in Alicante preschoolers. 1. Prevalence, DF index and restoration index].
abstract: In the city of Alicante (non-flouridated area) an epidemiological study of dental caries of deciduous teeth has been carried out. From a total population 7,289 preschoolers aged between 4 and 6 years, a representative sample of 1,292 children was obtained by the sampling process of a stratified randomization. The overall prevalence of dental caries in the examined sample was 42.96%, increasing from 33.58% at 4 years of age to 49.73% at 5 years. The CO-t (tooth) index was 1.44 and the CO-s (surfaces of teeth) 2.18. The morbidity index was 1.40. Second molares were the primary teeth most frequently affected (60.89%). The restoration index of 0.03 was noticeably low, being untreated 97% of the affected teeth.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Alicante.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pena Fernández
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bermejo Venoll
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005457:Fluoridation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Epidemiologia de la caries en preescolares de la ciudad de Alicante. Primera parte: prevalencia, indice CO e indice de restauración.