Relationship between social determinants, dental caries and its consequences in children in Manta

Social determinants of health refer to the economic, social, regulatory and political forces that can have a positive or negative impact on the health of communities. Dental caries and its consequences when not treated can affect people's quality of life. The objective was to describe the relationship between social determinants, dental caries and its consequences in children from the Manta canton. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 218 children between 5 and 14 years of age from the Manta canton, in Ecuador. A modification of form 033 was applied and a clinical examination was performed to identify the DMFT, dmft, PUFA and pufa index, in addition to a questionnaire on social determinants of health. The prevalence of caries in primary dentition was 100% and in permanent teeth 6%. On the other hand, the prevalence of pulpal conditions as a consequence of untreated dental caries was 19.3% in primary dentition and 4.1% in permanent dentition. Furthermore, the DMFT index was 0.17 ± 0.746 teeth and the dmft index was 5.85 ± 3.360 teeth, while the PUFA/pufa was 0.10/0.61. Factors such as diet, income and employment influenced the level of caries rates and their consequences.

• Yazar: Aguilar Zambrano, Mayte Carolina (author)
• Diğer Yazarlar: Flores Herrera, Gandy Samyr (author), Sierra Zambrano, Juan Manuel (author), Mendoza Castro, Alba María (author)
• Materyal Türü: article
• Dil: spa
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: 2025
• Konular: caries dental; determinantes sociales de salud; índice CPO; índice PUFA; Social determinants of health; CPO index; PUFA index
• Online Erişim: https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/odontologia/article/view/7503