Prevalencia de los defectos de desarrollo del esmalte en estudiantes de 7 a 9 años de dos instituciones educativas de Girón Santander 2014

Abstract

Objectives: To establish the prevalence of developmental defects of enamel in children aged 7-9 years mixed dentition of two institutions of the San Juan Giron, Santander. Materials and methods: observational, cross-sectional, population 70 children from schools San Juan Bosco and Seeds of Peace. Results: The types of enamel defects of the three diseases is the increased presence of fluorosis with 76.7% (33), followed by hypoplasia with 23.3% (10) and finally the Amelogenesis in which no cases, those without any pathology that are 100% (27) which presents fluorosis are more permanent teeth 93.3% (28) and hypoplasia occurred in primary teeth 72.7% (8) were found, while the teeth having fluorosis demarcated opacities with 75% (30) and patches of white with a 89.2% (33) was observed. The biggest feature having teeth shaped patch fluorosis is 86.7% (26) and also linearly or 100% (6) mirror. Hypoplasia on smooth surfaces with a 100% (4) and 100% cusps (3) absence of enamel 100% (1) and those who did not show any abnormality with 96.4% (27). Of the 70 students with fluorosis of both sexes, children had higher participation when brushing your teeth once a day 64.3% (18) and use toothpaste 47.1% (33). 49.3% (33) use fluoride toothpaste and 50.8% (33) does not use mouthwash Conclusions: We found that the most frequent pathology of developmental defects of enamel fluorosis was. The alterations found have demarcated opacities and white spots and more frequently in permanent teeth than temporary. Teeth that affect different enamel defects are permanent central incisors, followed by the first molar permanent teeth are those with fluorosis and hypoplasia was observed in primary teeth. We also identified that men who have greater presence of fluorosis.