Profile of health and oral diseases in population from 6 to 18 years from San Juan de Miraflores district, of Lima Department 2010

• Autor: Vilchez Salazar, Ernesto Fidel
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2012
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revista UNMSM - Odontología Sanmarquina
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/2024
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/odont/article/view/2024
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Dental caries; dental enamel hypoplasia; oral hygiene; malocclusion; oral mucosa; Caries dental; hipoplasia del esmalte dental; higiene bucal; maloclusión; mucosa bucal

The aim of this epidemiological, descriptive and cross sectional study, was to determine oral health-disease profile among 6-18 years old population in the district of San Juan de Miraflores, Lima. Sample were 160 students from four schools: three public and one private school: 79 men and 81 women. The results were: 75.4 % of caries prevalence and DMFT were 4.8, being higher in women. Hypoplasia had 11.8 %, and it was more prevalent in women; poor oral hygiene had 61.9 % and it was more prevalent in women too; had bleeding periodontal status 55 % more prevalent in men; had slight malocclusion 50.1 % more prevalent in men; had mucosal injury 9.8 %. Oral deseases were related to socioeconomic condition being more prevalent in extremely poverty and poor people.