Journal article
Impact of Rurality on The Oral Health Status of 6-yearold Children from Central Chile: The Epimaule Study
RA Giacaman, IP Bustos, V Bravo-León, RJ Mariño
Rural and Remote Health | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.22605/RRH3135
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was the assessment of dental caries and the gingival status of 6-year-old children living in the Maule region, Chile’s most rural region, and to determine if rurality was related to a higher prevalence of oral conditions. Methods: A representative sample of 485 children aged 6 years was examined using WHO methods. Children were chosen from schools belonging to urban and rural districts of the region. Caries status was obtained by deft (decayed, extracted, filled teeth), DMFT (decayed, missing, filled teeth) and SiC (Significant Caries) indexes. To assess gingival health status, the oral hygiene (OHI) and the gingival index (GI) were used. Urban and rural c..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors thank the students from the Dental School of the University of Talca who participated in registering the data during the field stage of the project. This study was partially funded by a research development program of the IADR awarded by the Australian and Chilean divisions of the IADR and by an internal grant awarded by the University of Talca.