THE DYNAMIC EVOLUTION OF ORAL HEALTH STATUS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN IN IASI UNDER THE IMPACT OF THE NATIONAL PREVENTION PROGRAM

• Main Authors: Livia BOBU, Carina BALCOŞ, Adriana BĂLAN
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academy of Romanian Scientists 2015-09-01
• Series: International Journal of Medical Dentistry
• Subjects: mouthrinses; schoolchildren; fluoride; DMFT; DMFS
• Online Access: http://www.ijmd.ro/articole/440_06%20BOBU.pdf

In most of the developing countries, dental caries continues to represent a major issue of public health. In Romania, the National Program for Oral and Dental Diseases Prevention was implemented between 1999-2010, addressed to children attending primary school and consisting of weekly mouth rinses with 0.2% NaF solution. In the present study, the dynamic evolution of oral health status of schoolchildren aged 6-12 years in Iasi, under the impact of this Program, was analyzed. The results showed a decreasing trend in the prevalence and incidence of dental caries, a constant decrease of caries experience indices DMFT and DMFS and, within them, the increasing trend of fillings indicator FS and the decrease of deep lesions weight. The conclusion is that tooth decay has declined in schoolchildren in Iasi during the development of the National Prevention Program.