Dental caries in Mexican schoolchildren: a comparison of 1988-1989 and 1998-2001 surveys

Maria-Esther Irigoyen, Adriana Mejía-González, Marco A Zepeda-Zepeda, Armando Betancourt-Linares, Miguel-Ángel Lezana-Fernández, Carlos H Álvarez-Lucas, Maria-Esther Irigoyen, Adriana Mejía-González, Marco A Zepeda-Zepeda, Armando Betancourt-Linares, Miguel-Ángel Lezana-Fernández, Carlos H Álvarez-Lucas

Abstract

Objectives: To compare two surveys across seven states for the prevalence of dental caries among Mexican schoolchildren.

Study design: Analysis of two cross-sectional surveys: Schoolchildren from 6 to 10 years of age were examined in the 1988-1989 survey and 6- to 10-year-old and 12-year-old students were included in the 1998-2001 survey. The baseline data of seven states were available for analysis. Representative probability samples were conducted statewide in both surveys. The World Health Organization (WHO) method was used to obtain the dental caries index (dmft, DMFT). At present, additional and more recent epidemiological data representative statewide in Mexico are unavailable.

Results: The participants were 9798 schoolchildren in the 1988-1989 survey and 16882 schoolchildren in the 1998-2001 survey. The prevalence of caries in children ages 6 to 10 years was 86.6% in the first survey and 65.5% in the second survey, showing a 24.4% reduction. The primary teeth index in the first survey was dmft=3.86 (IC95% 3.68 4.04) and in permanent teeth, it was DMFT=1.03 (IC95% 0.95 1.11). In the second survey, the comparable values were dmft=2.36 (IC95% 2.20 2.52) and DMFT=0.35 (IC95% 0.29 0.40), corresponding to a reduction of 38.89% and 66.02% in the primary and permanent dentition, respectively. Treatment needs remain high: In the second survey, as 92.75% of the index DMFT was conformed as decayed teeth.

Conclusion: Overall, we detected a downward trend in the dental caries indices, particularly in the permanent dentition. The increase in the availability of fluoride likely contributed to the observed decline in dental caries.

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Figure 1
Dental caries indices in primary teeth (dmft) in 6-year-old schoolchildren in seven states of Mexico in the 1988−1989 survey and the 1998−2001 survey. AVERAGE a: Weighted average, age adjusted using as standard the XII General Population and Housing Census 2000. BCS: Baja California Sur, Col: Colima, Chis: Chiapas, Gro: Guerrero, Hgo: Hidalgo, Mor: Morelos and Yuc: Yucatan.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Dental caries indices in permanent teeth (DMFT) in 10-year-old schoolchildren in seven states of Mexico in the 1988−1989 survey and the 1998−2001 survey. AVERAGE a: Weighted average, age adjusted using as standard the XII General Population and Housing Census 2000. BCS: Baja California Sur, Col: Colima, Chis: Chiapas, Gro: Guerrero, Hgo: Hidalgo, Mor: Morelos and Yuc: Yucatan.

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