Dental Survey for Children of Luang Prabang Province, Laos
박용수, 조자원, 유현준, Phommavongsa Nitthasack, 김다희,
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박용수 ( Park Yong-Su ) -
조자원 ( Cho Ja-Won ) - Dankook University College of Dentistry Department of Preventive Dentistry
유현준 ( Yoo Hyun-Jun ) - Dankook University College of Dentistry Department of Preventive Dentistry
( Phommavongsa Nitthasack ) - University of Health Science Faculty of Dentistry Department of Pediatric Dentistry
김다희 ( Kim Da-Hui ) -
Abstract
Objective: This research seeks to determine the extent of tooth decay experienced by students in the Luang Prabang region of Laos.
Methods: We conducted a comprehensive analysis of the dental caries experience among children in the Luang Prabang area by performing oral examinations on a group of 301 individuals, which included 98 primary school students, 102 middle school students, and 101 high school students.
Results: For 12-year-old middle school students, the index of decay experience in permanent teeth was registered at 0.82, and the surface index for decayed permanent teeth was 1.86. The caries experience rate for permanent teeth was 40.2%, the decay rate in permanent teeth was 84.52%, the treatment rate for permanent teeth was 7.14%, and the fatality rate due to caries was calculated to be 32.14%.
Conclusion: The dental caries experience was notably high among most age groups, with a permanent tooth decay rate of around 75% to 85%. Particularly, the primary tooth decay rate was found to be exceptionally high at approximately 90%. The dental caries fatality rate also exceeded 30%, underscoring the need for concurrent preventive measures and treatment programs in Laos to halt the progression of dental caries and reduce the dental caries fatality rate.
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children; dental survey; Luang Prabang province; Laos
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