Prevalence of dental caries in people with down syndrome institutionalized in apfe
International Journal of Development Research
Prevalence of dental caries in people with down syndrome institutionalized in apfe
Received 11th November, 2022; Received in revised form 29th November, 2022; Accepted 20th December, 2022; Published online 24th January, 2023
Copyright©2023, Bruno Compagnoni et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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.
