Oral conditions in children from birth to 5 years: the findings of a children's dental program.
The study aimed to assess oral conditions other than caries and gingival inflammation present in the mouth of children from birth to 5 years old attending a Community Dental Program. Data were collected through the examination of all dental records, who attended the clinic from November 1997 until November 1999. A total of 1042 records were examined. The results showed that 97.7% of the patients had no lesions present in the mouth during the visits to the clinic, while 2.3% who presented did have lesions. The conditions most frequently found were: Bohn's nodules, candidiasis and benign migratory glossitis.
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D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003149:Community Dentistry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003560:Cysts / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005929:Glossitis, Benign Migratory / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000453:epidemiology; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*