Reconocimiento de Salud y registro de enfermedad en la promoción de la salud bucal
Background: At present, epidemiologic dentistry has nunterous indexes to measure illness such as DMPT, dnift ami S-OHI which are broadty used for illnessdiagnosis in clilferent population groups. Qn the other hand, the mdcx INSAO proposed cliffers from the approach focused on the disease itself. INS...
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Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología
2004
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/33143 |
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| Sumario: | Background: At present, epidemiologic dentistry has nunterous indexes to measure illness such as DMPT, dnift ami S-OHI which are broadty used for illnessdiagnosis in clilferent population groups. Qn the other hand, the mdcx INSAO proposed cliffers from the approach focused on the disease itself. INSAO offers a paranieter to measure the degree of health of teeth and gums and thus provides the patient with the infornation about their health. Objetive: The aún of this study is to analyze the usefulness of the information provided by the traditional indexes and those recorded by INSAO, to the oral health evaluation in rural schools of the north of Córdoba, Argentina. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in school children, aged 5 to14 attending 8 rural primary schools. Data was collected froin a clínical exarnination. Caries experience vas measured according WHO indications. The drnf-t and DMF-T indexes were determincd. Oral hygiene was evaluated by means S-OHI. The total arnount of teeth present in the mouth, sound teeth number, and the state of the gum were registereci to built INSAO mdcx.. Results: Inverse correspondence is observed between dental health leve¡ through INSAO and the disease through pi-oportion of permanent and temporary teeth with cavities active recorded by dmft and DMF-T indexes. Conclusion: Theapplication of INSAO is presented as a valuable instrument in the promotion of oral health in conirnunities that belong to excluded social groups due to their special characteristics. |
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