Oral health in 6-year-old schoolchildren from Berisso, Argentina: Falling far short of WHO goals

Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Llompart, Gabriela ^a,b   Marin, Gustavo H ^a,b   Silberman, Martin ^b   Merlo, Inés ^a,b   Zurriaga, Oscar ^c,d   Matcovick, G ^e   Secretti, M ^e   Zyromski, V ^e   Di Salvi, N ^e   Cabrera, M L ^e   Cainzo, S ^e   Basaldua L ^e   Savluk, V ^e   Mutek, C ^e   Drosz, S ^e   Cerazari, N ^e   Fulco, A ^e   Mareco, O ^e   Herrera, A ^e   Barbonetti, C ^e   Paolini, J ^e   Redolatti, M ^e   Butler, A ^e   Salamendi, L ^e   Lutz, R ^e   Fernandez, J ^e   Navarro, M ^e   Garcia, E ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Health Department   (Argentina)

^c Generalitat Valenciana   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Caries; Epidemiology; Oral health

Indexed keywords

AH 26 FILLING MATERIAL;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORTHODONTICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH; TOOTH DISEASE; WORKER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARGENTINA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 74549140883     PISSN: 16984447     EISSN: 16986946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4317/medoral.15.e101     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Petersson GH, Bratthall D. The caries decline: a review of reviews. Eur J Oral Sci. 1996;104:436-43.
2. Cleaton-Jones P, Fatti P, Bönecker M. Dental caries trends in 5- to 6-year-old and 11- to 13-year-old children in three UNICEF designated regions - Sub Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and Caribbean: 1970-2004. Int Dent J. 2006;56:294-300.
3. Petersen PE. The World Oral Health Report 2003: continuous improvement of oral health in the 21st century - the approach of the WHO Global Oral Health Programme. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2003;31 Suppl 1:3-23.
4. Beiruti N. Views on oral health care strategies. East Mediterr Health J. 2005;11:209-16.
5. Wennhall I, Matsson L, Schröder U, Twetman S. Outcome of an oral health outreach programme for preschool children in a low socioeconomic multicultural area. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2008;18:84-90.
6. Almerich Silla JM, Montiel Company JM. Oral health survey of the child population in the Valencia Region of Spain (2004). Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2006;11:E369-81.
7. Hobdell M, Petersen PE, Clarkson J, Johnson N. Global goals for oral health 2020. Int Dent J. 2003;53:285-8.
8. Oral Health Surveys. Basic Methods. 4 th. ed. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1997.
9. Domingo Salvany A, Marcos Alonso J. Proposal of an indicator of "social class" based on the occupation. Gac Sanit. 1989;3:320-6.
10. Bönecker M, Cleaton-Jones P. Trends in dental caries in Latin American and Caribbean 5-6- and 11-13-year-old children: a systematic review. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2003;31:152-7.
11. De Muñiz BR. Epidemiologic oral health survey of Argentine children. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1985;13:328-33.
12. De Yankilevich ER, Battellino LJ. Prevalence of dental caries in elementary school children from a metropolitan area of the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Rev Saude Publica. 1992;26:405-13.
13. Yankilevich ER, Cattoni ST, Cornejo LS, Battellino LJ. Dental caries distribution in preschool children in an urban area of Argentina, 1992. Rev Saude Publica. 1993;27:436-44.
14. Global goals for oral health in the year 2000. Fédération Dentaire Internationale. Int Dent J. 1982;32:74-7.
15. Squassi A, Mauro S, Mauro MJ, Sánchez G, Bordoni N. Relationship between oral health in children and poverty related factors. Acta Odontol Latinoam. 2008;21:49-56.
16. Battellino LJ, Cornejo LS, Dorronsoro de Cattoni ST, Luna Maldonado de Yankilevich ER, Calamari SE, Azcura AI, et al. Oral health status evaluation of pre-school children: longitudinal epidemiologic study (1993-1994), Córdoba, Argentina. Rev Saude Publica. 1997;31:272-81.
17. Messer LB. Assessing caries risk in children. Aust Dent J. 2000;45:10-6.
18. Gill DS, Lee RT, Tredwin CJ. Treatment planning for the loss of first permanent molars. Dent Update. 2001;28:304-8.
19. Ngan P, Fields H. Orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning in the primary dentition. ASDC J Dent Child. 1995;62:25-33.
20. Ministerio de Salud de la Nación homepage on the Internet. Buenos Aires Programa Nacional de Salud Escolar (ProSanE) Creado por Resolución Ministerial 439/2008 cited: 2009 March 21. Available from: http://www.msal.gov. ar/htm/site/noticias-plantilla.asp?Id=1211.