Prevalence of dental caries in people with down syndrome institutionalized in apfe

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
13
Article ID: 
25828
3 pages
Research Article

Prevalence of dental caries in people with down syndrome institutionalized in apfe

Bruno Compagnoni, Diana Maria Pigatto Cocco, Luiza Brum Porto, Tamires Dalla Corte, Amanda Regina Fischborn, Cristiane Maucoski, Ana Clezia Compagnoni, Fernanda Segatto Meyer and Estela Máris Gassen Gonçalves

Abstract: 

The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of dental caries in people with Down Syndrome compared to non-syndromic individuals. This is an observational, analytical cross-sectional study with a sample composed of 42 people, including 21 individuals with Down Syndrome and 21 non-syndromic individuals, both groups with children and teenagers aged between 6 to 17 enrolled in schools of southern Brazil.It was found that approximately half of the participants had no dental caries in both groups. Regarding the prevalence of dental caries, there was no significant difference in the CPO-D and ceo-d scores of people with Down Syndrome, when compared with non-syndromic individuals. Dental caries is a disease present in the Brazilian population and the results found should serve as a basis for the elaboration of preventive programs, treatments and health education strategies with an emphasis on combating dental caries, directed at the entire population.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.25828.01.2023
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