Prevalence of Dental Caries in Schoolchildren from the Galapagos Islands: ESSO-Gal Cohort Report
Objective. Dental caries remains a prevalent disease worldwide. Several epidemiological studies have shown that it affects the oral health of the pediatric population, and the Galapagos population in Ecuador is no exception. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental caries and...
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| author | Ana Armas-Vega Juan Marcos Parise-Vasco María Cristina Díaz-Segovia David Alejandro Arroyo-Bonilla María José Cabrera-Dávila María Christel Zambrano-Bonilla Ingrid Ordonez-Romero Andrea Caiza-Rennella Andrea Zambrano-Mendoza Celia Ponce-Faula Andrés Viteri-García |
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| description | Objective. Dental caries remains a prevalent disease worldwide. Several epidemiological studies have shown that it affects the oral health of the pediatric population, and the Galapagos population in Ecuador is no exception. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental caries and its association, based on baseline information from the Galapagos Oral Health Study (ESSO-Gal), in children of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 804 children aged 2–11 years. The prevalence of dental caries was assessed using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II) criteria, while the presence of dental biofilm was assessed using the Silness–Löe index. Descriptive statistics, including frequency analysis and measures of central tendency and dispersion, were performed. Inferential statistical analyses were conducted to identify associations between variables. Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS version 25.0 statistical program. Results. The caries prevalence rates based on ICDAS II codes 1–6, 1–2, and 3–6 were 98.01%, 96.9%, and 85%, respectively. A statistically significant difference was observed among the different islands regarding the cutoff point for ICDAS II codes 3–6 (p≤0.001). Participants aged 6–11 years had the highest caries prevalence. Conclusions. The results show a high prevalence of dental caries among children in the Galapagos Islands, which increases with age. Contrary to expectations, the study did not find a significant correlation between the severity of dental caries and the presence of dental biofilm. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-12c080c9031e4ebb97e84e64cd58d7ee2025-02-03T06:45:15ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87362023-01-01202310.1155/2023/6544949Prevalence of Dental Caries in Schoolchildren from the Galapagos Islands: ESSO-Gal Cohort ReportAna Armas-Vega0Juan Marcos Parise-Vasco1María Cristina Díaz-Segovia2David Alejandro Arroyo-Bonilla3María José Cabrera-Dávila4María Christel Zambrano-Bonilla5Ingrid Ordonez-Romero6Andrea Caiza-Rennella7Andrea Zambrano-Mendoza8Celia Ponce-Faula9Andrés Viteri-García10Carrera de OdontologíaCentro de Investigación en Salud Pública y Epidemiología Clínica (CISPEC)Posgrado de OdontopediatríaFederal University of Rio Grande do SulFacultad de OdontologíaFacultad de OdontologíaFacultad de OdontologíaFacultad de OdontologíaCarrera de OdontologíaCarrera de OdontologíaCentro de Investigación en Salud Pública y Epidemiología Clínica (CISPEC)Objective. Dental caries remains a prevalent disease worldwide. Several epidemiological studies have shown that it affects the oral health of the pediatric population, and the Galapagos population in Ecuador is no exception. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental caries and its association, based on baseline information from the Galapagos Oral Health Study (ESSO-Gal), in children of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 804 children aged 2–11 years. The prevalence of dental caries was assessed using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II) criteria, while the presence of dental biofilm was assessed using the Silness–Löe index. Descriptive statistics, including frequency analysis and measures of central tendency and dispersion, were performed. Inferential statistical analyses were conducted to identify associations between variables. Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS version 25.0 statistical program. Results. The caries prevalence rates based on ICDAS II codes 1–6, 1–2, and 3–6 were 98.01%, 96.9%, and 85%, respectively. A statistically significant difference was observed among the different islands regarding the cutoff point for ICDAS II codes 3–6 (p≤0.001). Participants aged 6–11 years had the highest caries prevalence. Conclusions. The results show a high prevalence of dental caries among children in the Galapagos Islands, which increases with age. Contrary to expectations, the study did not find a significant correlation between the severity of dental caries and the presence of dental biofilm.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6544949 |
| spellingShingle | Ana Armas-Vega Juan Marcos Parise-Vasco María Cristina Díaz-Segovia David Alejandro Arroyo-Bonilla María José Cabrera-Dávila María Christel Zambrano-Bonilla Ingrid Ordonez-Romero Andrea Caiza-Rennella Andrea Zambrano-Mendoza Celia Ponce-Faula Andrés Viteri-García Prevalence of Dental Caries in Schoolchildren from the Galapagos Islands: ESSO-Gal Cohort Report International Journal of Dentistry |
| title | Prevalence of Dental Caries in Schoolchildren from the Galapagos Islands: ESSO-Gal Cohort Report |
| title_full | Prevalence of Dental Caries in Schoolchildren from the Galapagos Islands: ESSO-Gal Cohort Report |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Dental Caries in Schoolchildren from the Galapagos Islands: ESSO-Gal Cohort Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Dental Caries in Schoolchildren from the Galapagos Islands: ESSO-Gal Cohort Report |
| title_short | Prevalence of Dental Caries in Schoolchildren from the Galapagos Islands: ESSO-Gal Cohort Report |
| title_sort | prevalence of dental caries in schoolchildren from the galapagos islands esso gal cohort report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6544949 |
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