Objective: To determine the prevalence of clinical consequences of untreated dental caries according to the pufa index in children between 3 and 7 years of age on the island of Taquile Puno. Methods: The study was a descriptive, observational and cross-sectional design with a non-probabilistic sample, where 147 children from 3 to 7 years of age of both sexes were evaluated. Clinical oral examinations were performed using the pufa index. After tabulation, the  data were analyzed with the chi-square test with a significance of 0.05. Results: The prevalence of pulp disease in teeth with untreated caries according to the pufa index in children aged 3 to 7 years in Taquile-Puno was 36%; of which 17% were female and 19% male (p<0.05). The highest prevalence was at 5 years of age (p<0.05), and the most frequent pathology was pulpitis with 61%. The most affected tooth according to the...

Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de enfermedades pulpares en piezas con caries no tratadas según el índice de PUFA en niños de 3 a 7 años en la isla de Taquile-Puno-2018.Material y Métodos: El estudio fue de diseño descriptivo, observacional y de corte transversal con una muestra no probabilística por conveniencia, tomando en cuenta los criterios de inclusión y exclusión, donde se evaluaron 147 niños de 3 a 7 años de ambos sexos, a quienes se realizaron exámenes orales clínicos utilizando el índice PUFA. Los datos fueron tabulados para establecer la prevalencia de caries no tratadas, la prueba estadística utilizada fue la chi cuadrado, con una significancia de 0.05; los datos se procesaron en el programa Estadístico SPSS Inc. Ver 25. Resultados: la muestra presento 36% de prevalencia de enfermedades pulpares en piezas con caries no tratadas según el índice PUFA en ni...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of clinical consequences of untreated dental caries according to the pufa index in children between 3 and 7 years of age on the island of Taquile Puno. Methods: The study was a descriptive, observational and cross-sectional design with a non-probabilistic sample, where 147 children from 3 to 7 years of age of both sexes were evaluated. Clinical oral examinations were performed using the pufa index. After tabulation, the  data were analyzed with the chi-square test with a significance of 0.05. Results: The prevalence of pulp disease in teeth with untreated caries according to the pufa index in children aged 3 to 7 years in Taquile-Puno was 36%; of which 17% were female and 19% male (p<0.05). The highest prevalence was at 5 years of age (p<0.05), and the most frequent pathology was pulpitis with 61%. The most affected tooth according to the...