TY - JOUR
T1 - Caries progression rate in primary teeth
T2 - A retrospective study
AU - Tickotsky, Nili
AU - Petel, Roy
AU - Araki, Rabi
AU - Moskovitz, Moti
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Objectives: The rate of caries progression in primary teeth has rarely been studied, with most studies on early childhood caries reporting the percentage of lesions that remain at a certain stage of disease over a period of time. The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence and behavior of proximal and occlusal carious lesions in primary teeth among children from low socio- economic status. Study design: This retrospective study was based on bite-wing radiographs of 95 children aged 5- 12 taken at 6-12 months intervals, with a follow-up period of at least three years. One hundred thirty-five teeth and 141 tooth surfaces were examined. The degree of proximal surfaces and occlusal caries advancement was scored and statistical analyses (Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Kaplan-Meier analysis) were performed to evaluate caries progression rate. Results: The results revealed that approximately 0.8 years were required for a carious lesion to progress from the outer enamel to the dentino-enamel junction, and an additional 1.4 years for it to reach the inner part of the dentin. Conclusions: The caries progression rate found in the present study is more rapid than previously found and affects more the lower socio economic population.
AB - Objectives: The rate of caries progression in primary teeth has rarely been studied, with most studies on early childhood caries reporting the percentage of lesions that remain at a certain stage of disease over a period of time. The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence and behavior of proximal and occlusal carious lesions in primary teeth among children from low socio- economic status. Study design: This retrospective study was based on bite-wing radiographs of 95 children aged 5- 12 taken at 6-12 months intervals, with a follow-up period of at least three years. One hundred thirty-five teeth and 141 tooth surfaces were examined. The degree of proximal surfaces and occlusal caries advancement was scored and statistical analyses (Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Kaplan-Meier analysis) were performed to evaluate caries progression rate. Results: The results revealed that approximately 0.8 years were required for a carious lesion to progress from the outer enamel to the dentino-enamel junction, and an additional 1.4 years for it to reach the inner part of the dentin. Conclusions: The caries progression rate found in the present study is more rapid than previously found and affects more the lower socio economic population.
KW - Caries progression
KW - Primary teeth
KW - Proximal caries
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U2 - 10.17796/1053-4628-41.5.358
DO - 10.17796/1053-4628-41.5.358
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C2 - 28872992
AN - SCOPUS:85030609872
SN - 1053-4628
VL - 41
SP - 358
EP - 361
JO - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
JF - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
IS - 5
ER -