Prevalence of the dental caries in children and adolescents homeless of city São Paulo / Prevalencia da carie dental em crianças e adolescentes em situação de rua, do Municipio de São Paulo

AUTOR(ES)
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

The aim of this study was to realize and epidemiologic survey in São Paulo ? SP, Brazil, in 137 street young of both sexus, to evoluate the conditions of oral health, the oral inspections, were done following who?s criterion. The Young, had been divided in group I ? they work in lighthouses, the index DMFT of 12 years old was 4,4. In the group II ? they live in the street, DMFT, was 6,5, and group III ? they are in an institution, DMFT, was 4,7. Deviating from the state average of 2,30. Of this children, 36,5% did not possessed dental brush and 58% do not utilize the dental creme relugalarly. Who daily to brush their tooth, the ones had told to brush, DMFT was, 0,96; twice, 2,23; the ones 4,67; time and not time 5,35

ASSUNTO(S)

saude publica public health menores abandonados epidemiology social class caries dentarias em crianças epidemiologia periodontia saude bucal classe social dental caries in children oral health care periodontics homeless youth

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